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Recent Examples of lyceum
It was called the lyceum movement.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Thoreau delivered his famous essay Resistance to Civil Government as a lyceum lecture in January of 1848.
—R.h. Lossin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2020
The Chandor Gardens Foundation envisions a lyceum, restaurant, classrooms, and amphitheater for the property.
—Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Thoreau delivered his famous essay Resistance to Civil Government as a lyceum lecture in January of 1848.
—R.h. Lossin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2020
The Chandor Gardens Foundation envisions a lyceum, restaurant, classrooms, and amphitheater for the property.
—Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
Noun
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Following arguments between officials and protesters, the lawmakers moved to a different room, and police ordered everyone to clear the auditorium.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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And then about ten years later, the auditorium was converted to a visitor center.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the end, soil testing is the first step in having garden soil that supports your success rather than working against it.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many companion plants are used to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects to the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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Gather around the campfire in Chino Hills Join a Chino Hills State Park interpreter from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the amphitheater at the Rolling M Ranch campground for a campfire, songs and treats.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Visit the community booths to learn about sustainable actions such as electrifying your home and starting a compost, and enjoy live entertainment at the amphitheater in the redwood grove.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The movie is currently set to hit theaters Oct. 1, 2027.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, McGovern is set to star in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which hits theaters in September.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Lyceum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyceum. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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