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Recent Examples of reeducate
The state wants Exxon to pay billions of dollars and to reeducate the public that the vast majority of plastic isn’t recyclable and is just trash.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
Like Astrid and Lydia before her, Gen Z is being reeducated via horror-movie camp humor.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Sep. 2024
What will not be disputed, however, is the way in which the U.S. military learned from its initial blunders, adapted, retrained and reeducated its soldiers, transitioned seamlessly from counterinsurgency to stability operations, and strengthened the capacity of Iraqi forces.
—Emma Sky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
The label was removed after California Hospital Medical Center turned in a plan that included reeducating staff in its labor and delivery department on detecting and treating hemorrhages, according to the state report on its findings.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
That label was dropped after the hospital submitted a plan to fix the problems, including reeducating nurses on measures to prevent blood clots.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
In the midst of a hedonistic era, Deyhle had a vision of holistically treating illnesses and also reeducating people about food.
—Janine Di Giovanni, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
In the context of entrepreneurship, having an educator’s mindset means constantly striving to educate and reeducate the people around you about your vision.
—Yec, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
In the fifth Scream, the killer is motivated to bring things back to basics and reeducate the next generation about classic scares of yore.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2022
Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
Like Astrid and Lydia before her, Gen Z is being reeducated via horror-movie camp humor.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Sep. 2024
What will not be disputed, however, is the way in which the U.S. military learned from its initial blunders, adapted, retrained and reeducated its soldiers, transitioned seamlessly from counterinsurgency to stability operations, and strengthened the capacity of Iraqi forces.
—Emma Sky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
The label was removed after California Hospital Medical Center turned in a plan that included reeducating staff in its labor and delivery department on detecting and treating hemorrhages, according to the state report on its findings.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
That label was dropped after the hospital submitted a plan to fix the problems, including reeducating nurses on measures to prevent blood clots.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
In the midst of a hedonistic era, Deyhle had a vision of holistically treating illnesses and also reeducating people about food.
—Janine Di Giovanni, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
In the context of entrepreneurship, having an educator’s mindset means constantly striving to educate and reeducate the people around you about your vision.
—Yec, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
In the fifth Scream, the killer is motivated to bring things back to basics and reeducate the next generation about classic scares of yore.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeducate
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Tinnitus retraining therapy uses counseling and sound therapy to help emotionally and physiologically to help you no longer notice your tinnitus.Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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Syria will need foreign investment in infrastructure, humanitarian aid, relief from sanctions, support for refugee returns, and assistance with disarming militias and retraining the security services.Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
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The evolution of that early interest later informed his interest in the physics of flight and the significance of the curvature of a plane’s wings, both of which are key components in the case defending his accomplishments.Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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Third, CFOs’ (non) responses to these eight questions will swiftly inform boards if AI readiness is serious, a passing curiosity or simply procrastinating lip service.Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Patients use special exercises and technology, like electric stimulation, to reteach their nervous system to control movement.Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024
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Wallinger suffered an aneurysm in 2001 and had to reteach himself to talk and play instruments.Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Writing to a Jesuit missionary in China, Leibniz floated the idea that the binary system might help to convert the Chinese to Christianity, by familiarizing them with the Biblical concept of creation ex nihilo.Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Smartphone users should familiarize themselves with encrypted communication to protect their data.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Reeducate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeducate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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