classroom

[klas-room, -room, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs- /

NOUN

room where learning takes place

Synonyms

STRONG

hall homeroom lecture room school room study hall

WEAK

auditorium lab library study theater workshop

Example Sentences

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When that happens, she said, she knows attendance will be depressed to near COVID-19 levels for those surrounding schools, with parents afraid to send their children back to the classroom.

From Los Angeles Times

“He is in detention, he should be in a classroom with us.”

From Los Angeles Times

Having recently moved from the classroom to take on a role with the union, she is worried for former colleagues facing the costs of Christmas.

From BBC

Like simplified classroom models that capture only part of a real system, earlier approaches relied on assumptions that made the calculations manageable but incomplete.

From Science Daily

Only 20% of a child’s time is spent in the classroom—which means that the parents’ job is to invest in the remaining 80%.

From The Wall Street Journal