homework

noun

Definition of homeworknext
as in schoolwork

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Recent Examples of homework Learning piano is exciting until the lessons start feeling like homework. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 While a young child predicting that robots will one day do their homework might seem pretty innocuous, the same kind of tools can be used for far more nefarious purposes. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026 Either way, their kids are left to their own devices, which means snorting coke off the coffee table, doing homework during happy hour, and hosting lavish parties at their big empty homes in the Hollywood hills. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026 For example, second- and third-grade students’ screen time limits are zero to 20 minutes a day, or an hour and 40 minutes per week, including homework. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homework
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  1. schoolwork
  2. lesson
  3. reading
Noun
  • Without parallel efforts to make schoolwork more engaging and support frustrated students, schools risk mistaking compliance for attention and the absence of a phone for well-being.
    — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One of the best deals on the market is the Acer Chromebook 315, which will handle the vast majority of schoolwork without breaking a sweat.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolwork
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  • As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe, and without her, the colony would collapse.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Thankfully, the lessons from that hasty dash towards the fringes of our towns and cities in the 1990s and early 2000s seem to have been learned.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lesson
Noun
  • The Blue Shield of California Promise Youth Reading Stage will host readings and interactive activities throughout the day.
    — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With a love of books, Shyniyah takes pride in her strong reading skills.
    — The Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of reading

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