as in academy
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
one of the first schools in the country to admit girls as students
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as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions
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Recent Examples of school
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The school is parked in the talent hotbed of Dallas.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The film acknowledges but rises above that violence as Cervantes’ coming of age tale, as a literary genius and one of history’s greatest humanists, schooled by a disciple of Erasmus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Hundreds of rescuers dug through the concrete rubble of a school that collapsed on September 29 in Indonesia, where 65 children are presumed buried.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The school is parked in the talent hotbed of Dallas.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Seven months later, after the future Hall of Famer took the Jets to school with four touchdown passes in a 34-32 Pittsburgh Steelers victory, Thomas had a good read on exactly what Rodgers was feeling.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The film acknowledges but rises above that violence as Cervantes’ coming of age tale, as a literary genius and one of history’s greatest humanists, schooled by a disciple of Erasmus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for school
Noun
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Pathways for young English players are increasingly threatened, even in the post-Brexit era, where recruitment of academy footballers from abroad is restricted.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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According to court documents, the deputies also said the last hands-on training in defense tactics that most of them completed was in their basic academy.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Adapting to the journey Since moving to Ruskin, Sixta has also been teaching leadership courses, where students work in teams on a long-term capstone project to make a tangible difference in the school or local community.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated October 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Other experts will focus on topics like using hip-hop to promote social-emotional learning in classrooms, harnessing hip-hop’s emphasis on play through experimentation and bold expression, teaching dance techniques and using hip-hop for community building.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The seminary also sold the Carroll Park Apartments student housing to the city.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
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Following the 2022 raid, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a forfeiture motion for almost $150,000, claiming the church and its Bible seminary swindled hundreds of military members out of more than $22 million.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To carry out her vision, McMahon has brought on at least 20 political appointees from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups eager to de-emphasize public schools, which have educated students for roughly 200 years.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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For example, the nation’s premiere federal cybersecurity scholarship program to recruit, educate and place future federal cybersecurity workers would be reduced by over 60%.—
Richard Forno,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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“School.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/school. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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