as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job
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as in educating
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a master gardener taught us about the basics of organic gardening
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Vinay Bhaskara, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
In a growing digital age, online access is becoming a basic utility for teaching and learning.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
Even though the theatricality of Bakker’s sermons evokes a cheery, prosperous togetherness, the fact that God’s teachings can be channeled and compressed into such a camera-friendly, direct-to-consumer form raises immediate eyebrows about the sanctity of his message.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
In theory, the Royal Navy is very good at teaching, coaching and honing leadership, across levels.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Faculty can focus on teaching and research rather than administrative tasks.
—Vinay Bhaskara, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
In a growing digital age, online access is becoming a basic utility for teaching and learning.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
Even though the theatricality of Bakker’s sermons evokes a cheery, prosperous togetherness, the fact that God’s teachings can be channeled and compressed into such a camera-friendly, direct-to-consumer form raises immediate eyebrows about the sanctity of his message.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
In theory, the Royal Navy is very good at teaching, coaching and honing leadership, across levels.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Shelly is poised to finish her long years of education by completing a two-year fellowship.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Musk promised to find $2 trillion in savings, which could mean sharp cuts in domestic programs for education, health and housing; defense spending; and the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Herring are small schooling fish that are much faster swimmers than krill.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
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The news from a growing number of districts suggests that the institution of public schooling has indeed suffered a lasting blow, even in cities that are better funded than Rochester.Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Add the pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook to al dente according to package instructions, stirring occasionally.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ryan shrugs like, whatever, and gives an instruction to one of his workers.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Teaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaching. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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