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the understanding and information gained from being educated a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him

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Recent Examples of education Both have been comfortably raised in turn-of-the-last-century Duluth, then sent east for fine Ivy League educations. Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The Best Cities To Raise a Family WalletHub looked at five key categories—family fun, health & safety, education & child care, affordability, and socio-economics—to create its list. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025 The Blue Flag is granted to beaches and marinas that meet stringent requirements for sustainable practices and environmental education. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025 In practice, patriotic education is often united with military training, and one of its explicit purposes is to encourage military service. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for education
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Noun
  • The solitary creatures consume upwards of 1,000 pounds of food per day, with their diet largely consisting of shrimp, krill, crabs and schooling fish, according to NOAA.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
  • Beyond facts discoverable through research, doctors synthesize years of schooling, clinical training, and experience into direct patient care.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Financial literacy can teach people how to earn, save and invest, but self-reflection, vulnerability and the willingness to communicate can empower you to have conversations that lay the foundation for trust and long-term stability in love.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • According to his biography on the city’s website, Smith has focused on literacy for all ages in his 35 plus years as an educator.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • The plot of land, on which a teaching and a theology school were established, provided shelter for Africans displaced by Dutch and British colonialism and internecine fights over territory.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • González is a fountain of knowledge but also a great educator, explaining things in detail without being pretentious or condescending.
    Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Before they could be disposed of, Lodge took the remains without the knowledge or permission of Harvard, the donor of the cadavers or the donor's family, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Clear instructions are included, no tools are required and this should be a five or 10 minute exercise that only needs to be done once.
    Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • The star — who is also a dad to daughters Della Rose Joel, 9, and Remy Anne Joel, 7, with wife Alexis Roderick — is undergoing specific physical therapy under his doctor's instructions.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • So if your little one is learning how to interact with animals, this playlist could be a good learning tool for your family.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 May 2025
  • The MySQL course provides practical instruction in building and managing databases, and the OpenAI course introduces the fundamentals of working with machine learning models and APIs.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Dinner and presentations will follow, including the 2025 Royal Poinciana Fiesta Queen and Court scholarship recipients and the Larry Schokman Book Award recipient.
    CHRISTINA MAYO, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
  • Walker, 6-7 and 290 pounds, of Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna chose Arkansas over scholarship offers from Georgia, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, South Florida, Central Florida and others.
    Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025

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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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