as in assignment
something assigned to be read or studied
your lesson for tonight will be the chapter on chemical reactions
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as in to teach
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 lesson
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026
If Platner prevails in November, the lesson will not be that Democrats became more ideological or that Mainers stopped caring about character.
—Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
David Spade learned that lesson the hard way and spent the next two decades paying for it after his infamous Saturday Night Live joke making fun of Eddie Murphy's budding movie career in the mid '90s.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The National Hockey League and its players offered lessons.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026
If Platner prevails in November, the lesson will not be that Democrats became more ideological or that Mainers stopped caring about character.
—Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Verb
He’s marked as a dissident for responding with defiance to lesson plans mandated by federal authorities after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that teach youngsters to become Russian nationalists.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
David Spade learned that lesson the hard way and spent the next two decades paying for it after his infamous Saturday Night Live joke making fun of Eddie Murphy's budding movie career in the mid '90s.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
Noun
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Days before he would be designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs, Lopez took time away from the team to be with his family in the wake of his grandfather’s May 21 passing.—
Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Pitcher Jackson Rutledge was designated for assignment to make room for Hill on the 40-man roster.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Embracing these differences, Wilson says, taught her to take on future challenges.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
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My later research focused on DACA students who aspired to become educators but had to either stop pursuing that goal or go out of state to teach.—
William McCorkle,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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The amount of lemon intake negatively impacts systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood pressure reading that indicates the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats.—
Kathi Valeii Published,
Verywell Health,
10 Dec. 2025
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In this compact position, Atlas can confirm that its feet are not touching anything and that all foot sensors are delivering accurate readings.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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His agent, a Ghanaian called Alex Quaye, was a banker by profession, having been educated in the United States at the University of Charleston.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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This is the fuel that feeds the future of science—new young blood coming in and getting educated and excited about the future.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The rise of ChatGPT and other AI tools has brought on complaints that students and young employees rely too much on AI to do everything from completing homework to writing emails.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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Fender Squier Beginner Electric Guitar For the future rockstar, this is a solid starter guitar that makes learning feel less like homework and more like a rockstar moment.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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