homeschooling

verb

present participle of homeschool
as in preaching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeschooling
  1. preaching
  2. drilling
  3. grounding
  4. preparing
  5. lecturing
  6. informing
  7. qualifying
  8. familiarizing
Verb
  • Parker’s not just preaching to students.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Jamal, an aspiring rapper living in Atlanta, began preaching messages targeted at Black and Latino people.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Definition of preaching
Verb
  • The process converts solid rock directly into vapor, allowing drilling to continue into geological formations that are too hot and abrasive for traditional equipment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • The remains within the kurgans often showed signs of mummification or postmortem trepanation — drilling a hole in the skull to remove the brain.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of drilling
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  • The footage opens with fortress-like coastal imagery before moving into large-scale period sets, suggesting the film will have the epic scope of Hugo’s story while grounding it in a raw visual language.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Jo Adell stranded two runners in the fourth by grounding into an inning-ending double play, and Josh Lowe was left on second base after doubling in the fifth and eighth innings.
    — Doug Miller, Oc Register, 30 June 2026
Definition of grounding
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  • Those experiences, combined with feedback from trainees and employers, have helped shape Buildher's broader approach to preparing women not only technically but also emotionally and physically for work in the industry.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • According to a GoFundMe campaign, Martin was preparing to move her family into a new home the day after she was killed.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • College professors spend less time lecturing than a typical sportswriter creating fake controversies to criticize.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • If and until that day comes, there will be fingerpointing, lecturing and posturing, all of which has flowed freely in the wake of the Sorsby decision.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Definition of lecturing
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  • Brands gain a deeper understanding of their customers, validating strategies and informing product development.
    — Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • In the finale, Cal receives a call from Ben's attorney, informing him that a doctor has come forward and is willing to testify that Ben had permission to take Tracy out of the hospital.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • This card offers one of the longest introductory APR periods for purchases and qualifying balance transfers.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • REalloys has also started qualifying defense-grade heavy rare earth materials.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of qualifying
Verb
  • The athletes took practice runs on Monday, familiarizing themselves with the track ahead of Saturday’s regional finals.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • Our World Cup homepage has the major stories, but a good place to start is familiarizing yourself with the top 50 players of the tournament.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of familiarizing
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