as in assignments
something assigned to be read or studied
your lesson for tonight will be the chapter on chemical reactions
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as in teaches
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 lessons
Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
For families Golf lessons for adults and children are highly rated (golf pro Jody Addison is fabulous with the smalls), while tennis and paddle lessons are offered aplenty.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Typing is faster, but handwriting hammers home lessons and facilitates deeper learning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Most people spend years searching for a mentor who will change their life, never realizing the most valuable lessons are already happening around them.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Lewis Smith, executive director of the Chad Smith Foundation, said the AMP initiative has been underway in Milwaukee for the last two months or so, with music instructors at all four sites running about 15 hours of lessons a week.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Crofts played baseball and took piano lessons at five years old before pivoting to drums.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
Pooling resources after 2018 lessons A variety of Democratic organizations are working together to pool campaign data and other resources.
—Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
For families Golf lessons for adults and children are highly rated (golf pro Jody Addison is fabulous with the smalls), while tennis and paddle lessons are offered aplenty.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Typing is faster, but handwriting hammers home lessons and facilitates deeper learning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Most people spend years searching for a mentor who will change their life, never realizing the most valuable lessons are already happening around them.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Lewis Smith, executive director of the Chad Smith Foundation, said the AMP initiative has been underway in Milwaukee for the last two months or so, with music instructors at all four sites running about 15 hours of lessons a week.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Crofts played baseball and took piano lessons at five years old before pivoting to drums.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Questions — and hopefully lessons Backcountry around the world are waiting for officials to release more information about what decisions Blackbird’s guides made leading into the tragedy.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lessons
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Randolph and Sullivan had worked together in earlier assignments.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Our preliminary findings suggest a more complex reality than the common narrative that students are simply having AI write their assignments.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After the primary, she was put in touch with Ganz, who had been watching the campaign with interest, and who now teaches at Harvard’s Kennedy School.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Dead Bug The dead bug exercise teaches your core to stay stable while your arms and legs move independently.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Unlike homes, offices typically recirculate the same air for long periods, often with humidity levels as low as 20–30 percent and carbon dioxide readings between 800 and 1,200 ppm.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The seat belonging to David Ko sat empty once again during the March 10 school board meeting of Niles Township High School District 219, which educates students in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
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