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Recent Examples of docent
Garage Reveal: The Oct. 4 evening tour led by a docent provides a view of a private collection of rare vehicles, architectural designs, previewed by a dinner and cocktails.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
Each home will be staffed by knowledgeable docents who will bring the properties to life by sharing the rich history, design trends and interesting facts from the homeowners.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
For years, the lighthouse was a popular attraction, with tours taking schoolchildren up the 136 winding black iron stairs and docents dressed as 19th-century lightkeepers telling stories of California’s seafaring history.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
At the Pontiac Transportation Museum, the docents can tell you where each of the more than 70 vehicles under its roof were made.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
Each home will be staffed by knowledgeable docents who will bring the properties to life by sharing the rich history, design trends and interesting facts from the homeowners.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
For years, the lighthouse was a popular attraction, with tours taking schoolchildren up the 136 winding black iron stairs and docents dressed as 19th-century lightkeepers telling stories of California’s seafaring history.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
At the Pontiac Transportation Museum, the docents can tell you where each of the more than 70 vehicles under its roof were made.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docent
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Remember that about 70% of college instructors are adjunct professors who have few job protections.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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One of his professors, who had competed against Elkies in a high school math competition in the 1980s — Elkies won — told him about the new record-breaking curve during office hours.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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In late October, an instructor training a bus operator was involved in an argument with a woman on a bus, and the woman hit the instructor several times, then pulled the instructor off the bus while continuing to hit her, according to police and the bus employees’ union president.Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bündchen has been dating the Jiu-Jitsu instructor since June 2023.Danielle Jennings, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Depending on the severity of the symptoms, your primary care doctor can refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon for a closer look.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The next biggest spender since Sept. 1 — a group of nurses and educators — went all in on one race, putting up $2.7 million to support Michelle Chambers, a Democrat running in state Senate District 35 in Southern California against fellow Democrat Laura Richardson.CalMatters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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But analysis by speaker, educator and consultant Rob Cross found that a focus on building relationships early in an employee’s tenure at a company can close the gap in promotion rates.Neena Newberry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2013, she was recruited as inaugural dean of the dental school at the University of Utah.ByMeredith Wadman, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
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In January, as students and faculty continued to protest, an associate dean at the school resigned, accusing the administration of a lack of transparency on the cuts.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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To add to the fun, adult family members and sometimes even schoolteachers don fearsome demon masks and pretend to terrorize the neighborhood.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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The plot revolved around schoolteacher Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow), who began a fresh start — with new romance, new challenges and new style.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2024
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
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His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Docent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docent. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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