as in education
the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something
They showed the children films that provided edification and not just entertainment.
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Recent Examples of edification
Many of the finer points of a Parmigiani Fleurier watch, then, are purely for the edification and enjoyment of a cultured clientele with enough knowledge and refinement to appreciate the details.
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Nancy Olson, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Florida's original theme park has overcome the towering shadow of its younger peers in Orlando and remains a haven, if even by accident, for tourists seeking marine edification.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
But for his own figural edification, Degas made lots of small sculptures, mostly of dancers, horses and bathers, subjects that also populated his paintings.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
All edifications, criticism, and conclusions cannot keep us from his strange spell.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
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Nancy Olson, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Florida's original theme park has overcome the towering shadow of its younger peers in Orlando and remains a haven, if even by accident, for tourists seeking marine edification.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
But for his own figural edification, Degas made lots of small sculptures, mostly of dancers, horses and bathers, subjects that also populated his paintings.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
All edifications, criticism, and conclusions cannot keep us from his strange spell.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edification
Noun
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But Jesmore said talking to his grandson about the design of the new world headquarters, which will be more open-concept for collaboration rather than individual offices, was an education.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Abigail Spanberger, our candidate, three pillars to her campaign, affordability, jobs, and education, which is about kids, but also about our workforce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The entry of the American brand helped spur the rise of a thriving coffee culture among the burgeoning middle class of a country that traditionally drank tea, and Starbucks soon became a symbol of Western influence in a more affluent China.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The goal of the program, arranged through the hotel concierge, is to encourage discovery of the soul of an area through bold design, local culture, and meaningful connections.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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After all, in the early days of literacy, reading—now perhaps the paradigmatic example of a non-screen-time activity—was considered ominous; people reading silently to themselves might have seemed demented.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Still, Medicare costs could even out depending on which parts recipients are accessing based on their needs, according to Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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For millennia, breath has been understood not only as the cornerstone of human life but as a path to spiritual enlightenment.—
Sean Williams,
Outside,
27 Oct. 2025
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In this franchise, that’s practically spiritual enlightenment.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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His learnings from working with the mass retailer have played into this ethos of designing great wardrobing for the luxury woman, which has played into the designer’s global expansion.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Using deep reinforcement learning The new system uses deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to guide a robot, much like human hand-eye coordination.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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What fed into your early ideals about writing and reading?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Edification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edification. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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