1
as in to master
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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2
as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely
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3
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school
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as in to memorize
to commit to memory
he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Recent Examples of learn
The hope would be that Carr would lead the team for at least one more season, allowing Rattler to learn.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Hera is heading there to study the crater made by the DART impact, and to learn more about the properties of both asteroids.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Keep reading to learn how this attack works and how to protect yourself from it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Going head-to-head against powerful forces of the warehousing status quo isn’t for the faint-hearted, but the lessons learned from succeeding can be transformative.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Hera is heading there to study the crater made by the DART impact, and to learn more about the properties of both asteroids.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Keep reading to learn how this attack works and how to protect yourself from it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Going head-to-head against powerful forces of the warehousing status quo isn’t for the faint-hearted, but the lessons learned from succeeding can be transformative.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for learn
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Many parents know the struggle of getting a toddler out the door, but one mom has mastered the feat—under specific conditions.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The best way to master it, logically, is to stick with it.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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At the end of the show, everyone in the audience realized we are all related, an exponentially large multi generation family.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The audio of a 911 call made on the day four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death reveals confusion as the callers realized at least one of the students was not waking up.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Many focused on the birdies and course-tying score, but leave it up to golf stat guru Justin Ray to find another impressive stat to pile onto Thomas' performance.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The prior-generation Long-Range Rear-Wheel Drive, the Long-Range All-Wheel Drive, and Performance All-Wheel Drive are only found on the inventory page now – where they are being heavily discounted in some cases.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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And in the office, Helly is trying to memorize the directions on Irving’s note when she’s interrupted by… her father Jame.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
14 Mar. 2025
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But the Democratic playbook has been run so many times, voters have memorized the plays.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Mar. 2025
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Join us at Billboard Women in Music 2025 — get your tickets here.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The job of prioritizing selections has only gotten more complicated as interest in women’s hoops has boomed.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Lao Cha, a janitor, finds companionship in a stray cat and befriends a woman named Li in a virtual world, only to discover that Li is actually a 10-year-old boy.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The dog's stomach was empty, with only small amounts of hair and bile being discovered, according to the report.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The spacious property located in the first block of Dunbarton Court in San Ramon was sold on Feb. 14, 2025, for $2,155,500, or $679 per square foot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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While only two of the six Massachusetts colleges targeted this week by the feds have campuses located in Boston, Tufts has additional facilities located in the Hub and Harvard is part of the city’s payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, program.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Those recently unearthed will be housed at the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad, where they will be further studied.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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So, like many young folks with a dream, Cruickshank went back to school, attending the prestigious Oxford University to study math.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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