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term paper
noun
: a major written assignment in a school or college course representative of a student's achievement during a term
Examples of term paper in a Sentence
I have a term paper due next week.
Recent Examples on the Web
This form of generative AI can craft emails, standup routines, recipes, or college term papers in seconds.
—Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2024
Did that student write that term paper, or was it generated by AI?
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
How often would those sources be acceptable on an eighth-grade term paper?
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Powerful chatbots can potentially do everything from preparing course catalogs to developing quizzes for administrators and educators to researching term papers for students.
—John Rogers, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
By pinpointing patterns in the text, these systems learn to generate text of their own, including term papers, poetry and computer code.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 18 July 2023
Reflecting on his experience in a college term paper, Westerveld pointed out the hypocrisy of guilt-tripping guests about towels while the hotel was hastily building more bungalows.
—TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
The chatbot that millions of people have used to write term papers, computer code and fairy tales doesn’t just do words.
—Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 18 July 2023
By pinpointing patterns in the text, these systems learn to generate text of their own, including term papers, poetry, and computer code.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near term paper
Cite this Entry
“Term paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20paper. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
term paper
noun
: a major written assignment in a school or college course involving a student's individual research and study in a subject area
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