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
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  • In addition to being a member of the NYPD, De Paula was a pastor who dedicated part of her life to preaching and serving her community, the outlet reported.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This guy was preaching yesterday about what God is doing for him.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of preaching
Verb
  • Construction teams last week began drilling the first of 65 on-site wells that will reach depths of 820 feet, where the temperature is roughly 55 degrees year-round.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Another effective herbicide treatment involves drilling holes 8 inches deep into the stump and pouring herbicide into the holes.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of drilling
Verb
  • Harris snapped the tie by grounding a 2-2 pitch into right field as automatic runner Ha-Seong Kim easily scored.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Detroit put runners at the corners on back-to-back singles by Zach McKinstry and Kevin McGonigle, then Gleyber Torres scored McKinstry despite grounding into a double play.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounding
Verb
  • DeLeo and her family were spending Saturday at home preparing for their nephew’s 4th birthday party, one day before they were supposed to drive to Uniontown for the funeral of their beloved aunt, when the alert about the fire came.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • An Alaska Airlines flight preparing to depart Miami International Airport for Seattle reported a disturbance involving threats from customers Sunday evening, according to air traffic control audio.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon criticized Spain for lecturing Israel on security while struggling to control its own border.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Fauci stepped down from his NIAID post at the end of 2022 and segued to a lecturing job at Georgetown.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Definition of lecturing
Verb
  • Much of the information employers consider originates outside the organization and may pass through several sources or intermediaries before informing an employment decision.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The findings from these types of exercises are important for informing where an organization could improve.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • The Pride has now lost two straight without Barbra Banda, who is set to return next week after Zambia was knocked out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations World Cup qualifying tournament.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The group competed in a women’s World Cup qualifying tournament in March, where the team went 5-0.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualifying
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of familiarizing
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