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as in education
the understanding and information gained from being educated the learning that you get from books is just as important as the experience you get from life

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learning

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verb

present participle of learn
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How does the noun learning differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of learning are erudition, knowledge, and scholarship. While all these words mean "what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind," learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling.

a book that demonstrates vast learning

Where would erudition be a reasonable alternative to learning?

The words erudition and learning are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning.

an erudition unusual even in a scholar

In what contexts can knowledge take the place of learning?

The words knowledge and learning can be used in similar contexts, but knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.

rich in the knowledge of human nature

When could scholarship be used to replace learning?

While the synonyms scholarship and learning are close in meaning, scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation.

a work of first-rate literary scholarship

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Recent Examples of learning
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Interview shows are ultimately the story of the interviewer, and across nearly 1,700 episodes, WTF told the tale of a man coming into his own — learning, evolving, and practicing a kind of hard-won self-acceptance. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025 According to her campaign website, Stone wants to promote safe schools, student mental health resources, teacher retention, pandemic learning loss recovery and transparency. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
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That means hiring and supporting excellent leadership, being a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars, and creating policies that keep our schools safe and focused on learning. Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 Lawson-Remer cited the connection between education and clinical practice, and the ability to keep working while learning, as the key factors in making progress in the larger goal of significantly growing the local mental health care workforce. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for learning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learning
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  • An informal education professional, Eitan spent part of his captivity with Yair, and the brothers reportedly fled through tunnels during Israeli airstrikes.
    Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne lost her job as education minister, replaced by civil servant Edouard Geffray.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • This is a company with much in common with the tech startup sector’s approach of capturing an audience fast and mastering monetisation later.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • More impressively, its AI Modeling tools allow anyone to generate 3D models or reliefs from images or prompts, opening the door for newcomers who want to create without mastering traditional modeling software.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Levy was cast by Mark Bennett, arguably best known for discovering Amy Adams via 2005’s Junebug.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The Longhorns take the opening kickoff of the second half and use nearly half of the third quarter to drive 75 yards in 14 plays, capped by Manning finding a wide-open Moore in the back of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown and a 10-6 lead.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t Punchline, but the milieu is an ideal backdrop, and the idea of standing on stage and finding yourself in the process is inspired.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Both Alexis Germaine and Peyton Bateman are on the pre-veterinarian track studying animal science, and they were attracted to A-State in large measure due to its veterinary college plans.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Worked at the family’s bakery before his abduction and was studying finance.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • The Capital Market Authority has asked several companies planning IPOs in the coming months to allocate 30% of the shares on offer to retail investors, three people with knowledge of the plans said.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the projects were promoting Indigenous languages to better understand their food cultures or sustainably tending local ecosystems, grant reviewers found a constant in their peers’ embrace of past cultural knowledge to solve today’s problems.
    Fortune, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Reconciliation is as natural as conflict — but pacifism, or being completely unwilling to defend yourself, while aiming for peace as an end, provides no means of getting there.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Talks between North Kansas City and the Royals to build a new ballpark there appear to be getting more serious as the mayor says the city is working out the framework of a deal.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • In a significant step toward realizing the vision of quantum networks, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research team has achieved a critical breakthrough.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Nikita Chibrikov picked off the pass, realizing late that it was intended for his linemate, and ultimately derailing what would have been a clear break for Nyquist.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learning. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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