1
as in schooling
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a teacher who devoted herself to the education of children with special needs
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as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated
a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him
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Recent Examples of education
The budget law brings back caps for graduate and professional education that Congress eliminated in 2006.
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Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Created in 2023 through a city ordinance, the commission’s task is to examine five areas of historical harm, economics, housing, education, health and criminal justice and recommend ways to repair and prevent further damage.
—J.m. Banks
november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
However, the Mumsnet user claimed that her child’s education has come at the cost of her personal social life.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Veterans who have completed their education have the option to transfer their education benefits to a spouse or child, creating a meaningful legacy.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Created in 2023 through a city ordinance, the commission’s task is to examine five areas of historical harm, economics, housing, education, health and criminal justice and recommend ways to repair and prevent further damage.
—J.m. Banks
november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
However, the Mumsnet user claimed that her child’s education has come at the cost of her personal social life.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Veterans who have completed their education have the option to transfer their education benefits to a spouse or child, creating a meaningful legacy.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for education
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Milwaukee has a huge reading crisis, involving the large majority of students in all schools and all sectors of schooling in the city.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The South Florida community, the NBA community, the schooling community have been amazing.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kinoshita quit her job and is now making financial literacy content online.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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For example, toddlers will benefit from toys that encourage them to build gross motor skills and work on early speech and literacy skills.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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The early Christian movement was basically a first-century Jewish renewal movement, which, because of both the teaching and then the death and resurrection of Jesus, quickly became a Jewish renewal movement for the world.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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There are various teaching resources available to enhance the individual perspective on libido and how any individual might like to experience it.—
Rachel Murray,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like most fiction, it’s made up of experiences, imagination, ideas, memories, emotions, speculation, knowledge and research.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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At the time, maps were restricted, and knowledge of geography limited.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Most bulbs should be planted pointy side up because the stem and leaves emerge from this end, but check the label for specific instructions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead, customers will have to follow a set of instructions to claim the platform's financial promise.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 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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In addition, Blaze Pizza will donate $1 from every pizza sold that day to Folds of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to military families.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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The scholarship, entirely funded by the school with the approval of the Renne family, will be awarded yearly to a deserving student from the second, third or fourth years of the undergraduate course.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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