cram course
Americannoun
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an intensive course of study designed to review or teach material needed for a specific purpose or, often, material previously taught but not mastered.
Example Sentences
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The cram course in haute cuisine food prep enabled Edebiri to approximate the skill set of a gifted sous-chef.
From Los Angeles Times
She studied the operating instructions at home in a kind of self-taught cram course.
From Washington Times
New York is living the coronavirus disaster a few days ahead of most states on the epidemiological curve, so it offers a cram course on getting ready.
From New York Times
At the Ahmanson Theatre, class is in session: specifically, John Leguizamo’s “Latin History for Morons,” a comedic one-man show that takes the audience through a cram course of Latino history — history that is quite frequently U.S. history.
From Los Angeles Times
“So,” he said, “I got a cram course on something I knew absolutely nothing about.”
From New York Times
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