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college students discover that what they experience outside the classroom can be just as educative as anything that happens within
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Recent Examples of educative
This educative strategy should include highlighting the many ways that lawyers selflessly give back to their communities.
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
The trend of clients seeking out educative experiences outside of the classroom continues to bubble, and this new epic pilgrimage is designed to celebrate the many life lessons Greek mythology presents while igniting children’s curiosity for the world through the ancient hero’s journey.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The transformative retreats take place in Portugal and Sayulita, Mexico, and combine an impressive range of treatments and educative modalities.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
The studio profit report includes an educative look at Disney, which isn’t reporting figures for its filmed entertainment operations specifically, and streaming giant Netflix, even though its financials are not directly comparable to Hollywood studio units.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
This was, uh, really interesting and, uh, and educative.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2023
The Murphy administration said the educative Teacher Performance Assessment would no longer be required in New Jersey, but it must be replaced by a similar test to be used to certify graduates.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
Equally important, IDShield has an educative blog section that can educate you into making fewer ID security mistakes.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
The trend of clients seeking out educative experiences outside of the classroom continues to bubble, and this new epic pilgrimage is designed to celebrate the many life lessons Greek mythology presents while igniting children’s curiosity for the world through the ancient hero’s journey.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The transformative retreats take place in Portugal and Sayulita, Mexico, and combine an impressive range of treatments and educative modalities.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
The studio profit report includes an educative look at Disney, which isn’t reporting figures for its filmed entertainment operations specifically, and streaming giant Netflix, even though its financials are not directly comparable to Hollywood studio units.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
This was, uh, really interesting and, uh, and educative.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2023
The Murphy administration said the educative Teacher Performance Assessment would no longer be required in New Jersey, but it must be replaced by a similar test to be used to certify graduates.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
Equally important, IDShield has an educative blog section that can educate you into making fewer ID security mistakes.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educative
Adjective
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Seen through that lens, Nvidia’s move is instructive.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Still, a now-humorous anecdote can be instructive as to why these types of negotiations can be so tricky.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, her writing is a weekly source of delight—so clever, fun, informative, and uplifting.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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While informative, mice differ from humans in terms of bone physiology, so translation to clinical settings requires caution.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Educative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educative. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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