as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a private tutor handled the tuition of their children
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Recent Examples of tuition
And tuition, when adjusted for inflation, is declining, according to College Board.
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Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
That means Arizona taxpayers are subsidizing tuition for large numbers of students who were already enrolled in private schools before the plan was implemented.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
There are some notable exceptions: College tuition covered by an athletic scholarship isn’t taxable.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Ashley Lee’s scoop that the cost of the three-year MFA program at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts — tuition that was $58,234 last year — would drop to zero starting with the 2024-25 academic year registered with readers for obvious reasons.
—Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
That means Arizona taxpayers are subsidizing tuition for large numbers of students who were already enrolled in private schools before the plan was implemented.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
There are some notable exceptions: College tuition covered by an athletic scholarship isn’t taxable.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Ashley Lee’s scoop that the cost of the three-year MFA program at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts — tuition that was $58,234 last year — would drop to zero starting with the 2024-25 academic year registered with readers for obvious reasons.
—Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuition
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From a sector standpoint, job creation was strongest in the education and health services category, which added 57,000 positions.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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They are released into society as adults after spending crucial developmental years behind bars with limited access to education and training on the basics of how to live as independent individuals.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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What are the cultural, economic, and political currents that led us here? Series Reading lists, discussion guides, syllabi, pedagogical essays, and other free teaching resources for higher ed and secondary school faculty.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Much of its fame comes from charismatic street vendors such as 40X, who spread the teachings of the late Minister Elijah Muhammad on city corners and at markets and fairs; those teachings include that the navy bean is a kind of superfood.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan businessman who petitioned the government to preserve schooling in Tibetan and spoke to The Times about his efforts, was sentenced to prison for five years in 2018.Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The fighting prompted the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to suspend its services, including schooling.Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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However, according to Michigan Modern, the architect didn’t send any instructions on how to build this fundamental element of the home, causing confusion.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
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Driving instructions directives Blue Words: Brake, park, signal, turn.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuition. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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