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as in teaching
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers
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as in inspiring
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school
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Recent Examples of educating
The celebration on Wednesday took place at the Holocaust Memorial Education Center – a brand new, state-of-the-art facility dedicated to preserving Holocaust history and educating future generations.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Instead, public universities, local governments and regional organizations like the Mekong River Commission have mainly focused on monitoring levels of heavy metals and educating communities about risks.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Odom took pride in educating Black people about skin care, her daughter said.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Studies are mixed on whether educating parents about the dangers of roughly handling a baby is an effective technique in preventing child abuse, Chiesa said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Fort Worth police also started a campaign in June 2025 to increase patrols in downtown and began educating people about the problem of loud noise.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
While educating the audience on the world of tea, Creane tells a haunting personal story of losing her emotionally distant father to cancer and seeing up close the collapse of polar ice sheets due to climate change.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Students, staff and faculty advance sustainability, develop climate change solutions, promote conservation and biodiversity, while driving that policy at home and around the globe by educating a new generation of environmentally conscious leaders committed to saving the planet.
—Julianna Lozada, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
The program is in the midst of a relaunch that will focus on educating chefs about making sustainable choices.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Instead, public universities, local governments and regional organizations like the Mekong River Commission have mainly focused on monitoring levels of heavy metals and educating communities about risks.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Odom took pride in educating Black people about skin care, her daughter said.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Studies are mixed on whether educating parents about the dangers of roughly handling a baby is an effective technique in preventing child abuse, Chiesa said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Fort Worth police also started a campaign in June 2025 to increase patrols in downtown and began educating people about the problem of loud noise.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
While educating the audience on the world of tea, Creane tells a haunting personal story of losing her emotionally distant father to cancer and seeing up close the collapse of polar ice sheets due to climate change.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Students, staff and faculty advance sustainability, develop climate change solutions, promote conservation and biodiversity, while driving that policy at home and around the globe by educating a new generation of environmentally conscious leaders committed to saving the planet.
—Julianna Lozada, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
The program is in the midst of a relaunch that will focus on educating chefs about making sustainable choices.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educating
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Three years later, after having started his own law practice, Carmichael began teaching classes at his alma mater.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2026
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While women cannot be ordained as priests or deacons, they are not forbidden from teaching the faith as theologians, catechists and scholars.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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In addition to inspiring TNT, the MGM deal gave Turner a few other ideas.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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That feeling of being seen and understood stayed with her, ultimately inspiring Henson to commit to a career as a nurse and to offer the same reassurance to her own patients.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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But the OpenAI president has been stuck for days doing exactly that, while testifying in a trial in which Elon Musk has alleged that OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission to instead focus on personally enriching leaders like Brockman and Sam Altman.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2026
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Congress and elective office should not be a means to enriching oneself.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Second, the same precision-medicine approaches that are now transforming oncology must be applied to mental illness, identifying biomarkers early enough to alter disease trajectory.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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On the surface, such albums offer a fresh angle into an already familiar work, but businesswise, these sorts of extras nudge artists into new markets, nurturing buzz and providing an outlet for off-cycle income.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The Award is given to an outstanding independent Canadian producer with a film in the Festival in recognition of their creative vision, entrepreneurship and track record for nurturing emerging talent, and comes with a $5,000 cash prize, courtesy of the Don Haig Foundation.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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“Educating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educating. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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