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
  • Jeffries, a cautious Brooklynite poised to become speaker, must juggle fiery progressives, restive moderates and backlash over a Jared Kushner meeting while preaching Pelosi-style discipline and teamwork.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Graham used his influence widely and was accustomed to preaching in peculiar settings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of preaching
Verb
  • Naturally, the privilege of drilling your marketing messages into the skulls of TV’s last great mass audience comes at a price.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The company constantly collects data to optimize its operation, since longer drilling times translate to higher costs.
    — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of drilling
Verb
  • Greenery becomes an artful layer, softening the building and giving it a sense of (literal) grounding that tech-adulating blobitecture often lacks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Its Oceanic Balance Retreat is an all-encompassing yoga experience tailored to its surroundings, whether energizing at dawn or grounding at sunset.
    — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of grounding
Verb
  • There was nothing fluky about the victory Western Michigan was preparing to celebrate.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But behind the crisp white tablecloths, strict dress code and expensive steak dinners was a kitchen full of immigrant workers washing dishes, preparing food and keeping the restaurant running.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • Especially for him in the same interview to be lecturing my party on democracy and norms.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Before long, at the height of France’s own student protests, in 1968, Ascherson was lecturing at the Sorbonne on post-Stalinist revolutionary ideas and tactics.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lecturing
Verb
  • The authors would like to thank HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science for providing research funding informing this article.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The California Department of Social Services sent a letter Tuesday to the nonprofit network overseeing the program, informing it that the program will end in 30 days.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • Rather than seeding by qualifying time, athletes get to choose their preferred lane in advance, and these are then given out based on world ranking.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Delays in testing and qualifying Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine and an explosion of the rocket’s Centaur upper stage during a ground test in 2023 eventually pushed Vulcan’s first test flight into early 2024.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualifying
Verb
  • High Proof is clearly a heck of a place to start familiarizing yourself.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But at this stage, Gilman, who has five years experience but came in as a free agent, is still familiarizing himself with the playbook.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of familiarizing
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