1
as in researching
to use the mind to acquire knowledge
you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test
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as in learning
to commit to memory
having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly
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as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to
scientists who study the origin of the universe
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Recent Examples of studying
That led to the Identity Project, a multiyear effort in which Bloomfield High School students spent the year studying the Holocaust and genocide.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
González developed her classic yet defiantly modern approach while studying at the University of Seville, where Spanish masters such as Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán painted in the naturalist Baroque tradition.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Though people laugh at that fact today, there has still never been any scientific study dedicated to studying menstruation in space.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 June 2026
The last possibility is the one that strains the current regulatory approach, in which the government waits for a technology to settle before studying its effects and writing rules around them.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In recent years, researchers have identified several distinct mechanisms governing how oxygen moves and reacts inside a bottle, but studying all of those processes for a single bottle of wine has proven difficult.
—Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
As per the team, studying how materials react under such conditions is crucial for fusion energy technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Infoblox Threat Intel tracks cybercriminal activity partly by studying DNS, the system that helps devices find websites online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Vandenbusche, who has spent his career studying the region's history, put it more simply.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
González developed her classic yet defiantly modern approach while studying at the University of Seville, where Spanish masters such as Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán painted in the naturalist Baroque tradition.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Though people laugh at that fact today, there has still never been any scientific study dedicated to studying menstruation in space.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 June 2026
The last possibility is the one that strains the current regulatory approach, in which the government waits for a technology to settle before studying its effects and writing rules around them.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In recent years, researchers have identified several distinct mechanisms governing how oxygen moves and reacts inside a bottle, but studying all of those processes for a single bottle of wine has proven difficult.
—Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
As per the team, studying how materials react under such conditions is crucial for fusion energy technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Infoblox Threat Intel tracks cybercriminal activity partly by studying DNS, the system that helps devices find websites online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Vandenbusche, who has spent his career studying the region's history, put it more simply.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for studying
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Considerably more sympathetic to her plight is Melanie Saunders (Graynor), a high-minded acting teacher whose intensive Act One studio Hannah chances upon while researching her favorite young actress, Gracie Thomas (Tavi Gevinson), online.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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His 3-year-old son Sonny is learning to swing a fat plastic bat, all while working on his launch angle.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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On April 18, 2025, immigration officers went to the Milwaukee County courthouse after learning Flores-Ruiz had reentered the country illegally and was scheduled to appear before Dugan for a hearing in a state battery case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Against this backdrop, then, prospective CD account holders as well as those with an account set to mature this month, should start contemplating their next moves.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The antitrust hurdle cleared by Paramount comes as state attorneys general in California, New York and almost a dozen other states are contemplating an antitrust suit to put the brakes on what would become a mega-studio.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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The Manhattan architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has spent the past three years alone in a segregated cell, reading crime novels and occasionally being visited by his lawyers or family, according to the sheriff who oversees the jail.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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His sister Charlotte was photographed reading a book nearby.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The takeaway is that workers shouldn’t focus exclusively on memorizing today’s hottest job titles.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Across just 30 days in April, students processed about 120,000 surgical instruments, memorizing the specific cleaning requirements for the many types of clamps, scissors and other devices used to perform everything from tumor biopsies to heart transplants.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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That’s in addition to problems like data drift, bias in training data, black swan events, and other things that the panelists touched on in pondering the challenges of instituting these systems in a highly regulated industry.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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People who are analyzing this show are saying Wonder Man is a metaphor for anxiety.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
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To that end, several groups of scientists have created various meteor camera networks, each distributed geographically across large areas and with a central clearing house for collecting and analyzing the data.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Muscle loss has been another persistent concern, with researchers debating how much of the weight lost on GLP-1 drugs is fat versus lean mass.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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But people have been debating for years whether Spielberg really was the one calling the shots on the set.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
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“Studying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/studying. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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