as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job
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as in educating
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a master gardener taught us about the basics of organic gardening
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Recent Examples of teaching
Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Christian leaders adjusted Jesus’s teachings accordingly, often altering and almost always softening them for public consumption.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Anil Oza, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
The coaching staff, meanwhile, is balancing teaching schemes and the playbook.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Knipfel taught her in class, coached her in cheerleading and mentored her as a teaching assistant.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Christian leaders adjusted Jesus’s teachings accordingly, often altering and almost always softening them for public consumption.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Removal of the requirement does not mean all schools will stop teaching the topic.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
The coaching staff, meanwhile, is balancing teaching schemes and the playbook.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaching
Noun
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The museum spans 630,000 square feet, housing spaces for exhibitions, film screenings, public programming, education, and scholarly research.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Through adoptions, education, outreach, and field services, the shelter provides critical support to promote responsible pet care in the community.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There’s at least one nonprofit, Thank God for Bitcoin, dedicated to educating Christians and churches about the digital asset.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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This is a full structural inversion — not educating people about the exit, but funding it.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Particularly alarming, rights organizations say, is the presence of children as young as 10 working in mines, often alongside adults in hazardous conditions, deprived of schooling and exposed to exploitation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Texas created a nearly universal, $1 billion school choice program in May to help pay for private schooling and homeschooling.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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More than 7 million student loan borrowers who have been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices beginning Friday with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt, the Education Department said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The candy bars, which are likely to be circulated in unofficial sales channels across Europe, can be identified by a unique batch code assigned to individual bars and when scanned would relay instructions on how to contact KitKat, the company said.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Teaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaching. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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