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Recent Examples of docent
The walk is led by a blind docent who will talk about the importance of senses in exploring nature.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Among one of her volunteer fortes is as a tulip docent.
—Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026
Francisco George, a longtime art collector and docent at LACMA, is a Frieze regular.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Each day includes an artistic activity, including a conversation with a Modern docent or educator, a gallery project and complimentary food for kids 12 and under.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Among one of her volunteer fortes is as a tulip docent.
—Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026
Francisco George, a longtime art collector and docent at LACMA, is a Frieze regular.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Each day includes an artistic activity, including a conversation with a Modern docent or educator, a gallery project and complimentary food for kids 12 and under.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docent
Noun
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Thomas Levenson Thomas Levenson is a professor of science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In 1876, Arthur Lakes, a professor at Jarvis Hall college, discovered several dinosaur fossils on the west side of a hogback west of Denver, including the first fossils to be called stegosaurus.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Born on July 27, 1954, in Israel, Janklowicz was a one-time Olympic hopeful in the decathlon, and dedicated his early years to track and field before serving as a fitness instructor in the Israel Defense Forces.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Learn to ride Atlantic swells from expert instructors in towns like Lagos.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, as well as health groups such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Society (ACS), had the broad support of 80 percent or more of respondents.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Ferguson explained that Brown would be assigned a medical doctor who will evaluate him.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Incidents that led to educators losing their teaching licenses increased by 77% between 2021 and 2025 when compared to the previous five years, The Post found.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Recently, Grauer released his book The Way to Pancho’s Kitchen, a narration of learned and lived experiences through the lens of an educator.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Ayanna Howard, the dean of Ohio State University's engineering college and appointee to the federal government's National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, was chosen to be the next president of Spelman College in Atlanta, a historically Black liberal arts institution for women.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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Brenda McAleer, dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Maine at Augusta — which is preparing to offer a bachelor’s of applied public administration — said the degrees were designed for adults who already have some work experience or have taken some college courses.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Her mother had been a schoolteacher and Boston had a teacher’s gentle manner and studious tone.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Earle’s 70-year old mother, Marion, a retired schoolteacher, volunteered immediately to help.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Docent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docent. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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