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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docents
Noun
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While the university officials pointed to finances and low student demand, some professors view the move as a part of a broader effort to appease conservative priorities for higher education, even though the private school operates outside state oversight.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Remember blue books, those mini notebooklets professors distributed for exams?—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Others could be covered by substitutes, including other NYU faculty and outside instructors.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Creative writing instructors have used techniques for decades to encourage out-of-the-box thinking.—
Gayle Rogers,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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The same day, billionaire Tom Steyer won the backing of the California Federation of Teachers, which represents 120,000 educators.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Although confronting the scourge of anti-Asian violence has long been a priority for Asian American scholars and activists, their insights have too often been ignored or minimized by policymakers, educators, and journalists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Its success inspired a generation to become scientists, doctors and researchers and changed the way Americans think about themselves.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Her treatment went better than her doctors expected, and Catlin's cancer has been stable for almost seven years.—
MAGGIE PENMAN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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My schoolteachers introduced me to a mix of African and Kenyan classics by such authors as Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.—
Olga R. Rodriguez,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Also, there are academic department consolidations under discussion with deans and faculty, the provost wrote.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Foran forwarded the email to deans in the art college.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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These guides focus on traditional buffets, where guests can take their pick from a variety of prepared dishes.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Now in its 13th year, this adventure travel company has brought more than 1,000 women up Africa’s tallest mountain—including local women, enabling them to be guides of their own mountain.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Docents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docents. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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