as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners
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Recent Examples of lesson
Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Book a private lesson with LGPA Tour Professional Nina Foust.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Alissa Simon, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
Wray did not explain how the FBI deduced a connection between Chinese efforts to lesson the effects of sanctions and any potential planning for an invasion of Taiwan.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
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Noun
And as time creates distance and as society’s collective memory grows spotty, those close to the bombing fear that the lessons learned from that day — and the legacies of those lost — will fade, too.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Book a private lesson with LGPA Tour Professional Nina Foust.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Nearing 80-years-old and urged by his wife Grete (Lena Olin) to reduce some of his store of papers, Winton, who never told his family about his role in saving so many refugees, wonders what lessons the scrapbook documenting his work might offer to a wider public.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
Wray did not explain how the FBI deduced a connection between Chinese efforts to lesson the effects of sanctions and any potential planning for an invasion of Taiwan.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
Noun
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Lillie Davidson is a general assignment reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a TCU student studying journalism (Go Frogs!).—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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Among the ruins, the most important school assignment left is to live despite it all.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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More than a decade on, the So Kates have become such a fixture in Zendaya’s wardrobe that even her employers, Louis Vuitton and Valentino, have been taught to expect no less.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Indian women are taught by their mothers and grandmothers to massage oils into their hair from a young age.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Year-ahead inflation expectations surged from 5% last month to 6.7% this month, the highest reading since 1981.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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An artificial pancreas is a system that uses a computer to deliver insulin based on real-time blood sugar readings.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Don't show up and ask someone there to educate you.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer spoke to Chris Hayes, an extension associate of structural pest management at NC State University who specializes educating the pest management industry on critter habits, to find out.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the Aaron Rodgers indecision continues, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been doing their homework on quarterbacks.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Silent Killer Of Paid Content For years, Chegg built a profitable business offering step-by-step solutions for students who didn’t want to struggle through their calculus homework.—
Roi Sorezki,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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