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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 Their subjects spanning different centuries covered education, civil rights, innovation, health care, military conflicts and STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and math. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025 With the Panthers continuing to build their culture and locker room chemistry, having four rookies with comparable backgrounds and football educations can’t hurt. Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025 Dale has state government, education, radio and television experience as well. arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025 With an innate ability to automate repetitive, routine and time-consuming tasks, AI has transformed every facet of our lives, including manufacturing, distribution, transportation, healthcare, education, entertainment and more. Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for education
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Noun
  • These needs arise from our birth, parents, schooling, society, values, beliefs and loved ones since our childhood.
    Sonal Jain, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • But traditional schooling doesn’t always fit every families’ lifestyle or values, especially those that feel their child is being forced into a curriculum or school environment that supports or even understands their needs as a student.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Some adults want their children to develop AI literacy; others see chatbots as a way to indulge young kids’ endless curiosities or engage their creativity.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
  • Notably, technological literacy and creative resilience will outpace coding skills in value by 2030.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The ambitious five-year program aims to train 400,000 educators, which is approximately 10 percent of the U.S. teaching workforce, and will scale nationally from its New York hub.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The federation's ultimate goal is to train 400,000 educators — about 10% of the U.S. teaching workforce — at the in-person facility over the next five years.
    Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Goldman doesn't own a stake in Cognition, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who declined to be identified speaking about the bank's investments.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 July 2025
  • The deal values the club at more than $120 million, a person with knowledge of the terms tells Forbes.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The first is do not send or accept wire instructions by email.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
  • Some sirens can broadcast specific instructions, which can help.
    Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Apple spent most of WWDC going over smaller machine learning features, but did not reveal what investors and consumers increasingly want: A sophisticated Siri that can converse fluidly and get stuff done, like making a restaurant reservation.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 July 2025
  • Free or low-cost learning resources are widely available to them.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Nearly all families would qualify to receive scholarships except those making more than three times their area's median income.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
  • An academy will typically start at under-nine level and by 16 — when players are eligible to receive two-year scholarships — around half of all players will drop out of the system.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 June 2025

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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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