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as in schooling
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a teacher who devoted herself to the education of children with special needs
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as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated
a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him
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Recent Examples of education
Both have been comfortably raised in turn-of-the-last-century Duluth, then sent east for fine Ivy League educations.
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Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Best Cities To Raise a Family WalletHub looked at five key categories—family fun, health & safety, education & child care, affordability, and socio-economics—to create its list.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025
The Blue Flag is granted to beaches and marinas that meet stringent requirements for sustainable practices and environmental education.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
In practice, patriotic education is often united with military training, and one of its explicit purposes is to encourage military service.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
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Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Best Cities To Raise a Family WalletHub looked at five key categories—family fun, health & safety, education & child care, affordability, and socio-economics—to create its list.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025
The Blue Flag is granted to beaches and marinas that meet stringent requirements for sustainable practices and environmental education.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
In practice, patriotic education is often united with military training, and one of its explicit purposes is to encourage military service.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for education
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San Francisco was trying to create a Marxist demonstration out of its schooling, and parents in the famously progressive city wanted nothing to do with it.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 May 2025
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There seems to be a popular opinion among some teachers and parents that maintaining a native language would keep students back in their schooling.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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As the alarm sounds on what could be a burgeoning literacy crisis, Newsweek spoke to the experts to find out more.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The study suggests that AI literacy efforts should be enhanced to reach state schools and under-resourced classrooms.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The plot of land, on which a teaching and a theology school were established, provided shelter for Africans displaced by Dutch and British colonialism and internecine fights over territory.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Every credit card article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of credit card products.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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Davis went to school specializing in acne treatments for the face and quickly found that much of that knowledge translated well for healing scar tissue for trans people who have had facial feminization or chest masculinization surgery.—
Jireh Deng,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Residents were advised to heed official warnings throughout the severe weather cycle and stay alert for any additional storm advisories or emergency instructions.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The only instructions for the theater audience that night will be to get their butts in the seats before curtain.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Understanding the machine learning models, data pipelines and decision logic behind these tools is essential for modern cybersecurity professionals.—
Dara Warn,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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So if your little one is learning how to interact with animals, this playlist could be a good learning tool for your family.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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Walker, 6-7 and 290 pounds, of Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna chose Arkansas over scholarship offers from Georgia, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, South Florida, Central Florida and others.—
Richard Davenport,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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Dinner and presentations will follow, including the 2025 Royal Poinciana Fiesta Queen and Court scholarship recipients and the Larry Schokman Book Award recipient.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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