as in teachers
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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Recent Examples of instructors
Previously, Alix Earle, Jake Shane, Anastasia Karanikolaou and Stella Jones shared their own updates at sea with Alo, from fitness sessions with wellness instructors to below-deck getting ready videos.
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Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 18 June 2026
During practical exercises, instructors can inject simulated malware or network intrusions into the control software.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
But many instructors don’t report incidents of cheating to administrators responsible for enforcing those rules and meting out punishments.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
Police investigator Andrea Levy told reporters Monday that the three instructors involved in the jump acknowledged that Rodrigues de Freitas was not connected to any safety equipment before she was launched from the bridge.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Sunday’s accident in Butler, Missouri, was the deadliest crash of a skydiving plane since the twin-engine aircraft went down in Mokuleia, according to the United States Parachute Association, which licenses and rates skydiving instructors as well as serves as a lobbying group for the sport.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Police investigator Andrea Levy told reporters that the three men are jumping instructors.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Then enroll them in this ride class organized by the Sillicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and learn to balance and pedal with instructors and other riders.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 18 June 2026
During practical exercises, instructors can inject simulated malware or network intrusions into the control software.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
But many instructors don’t report incidents of cheating to administrators responsible for enforcing those rules and meting out punishments.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
Police investigator Andrea Levy told reporters Monday that the three instructors involved in the jump acknowledged that Rodrigues de Freitas was not connected to any safety equipment before she was launched from the bridge.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
How many of the other 11 were skydiving instructors or students of varying experience remained unclear.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Sunday’s accident in Butler, Missouri, was the deadliest crash of a skydiving plane since the twin-engine aircraft went down in Mokuleia, according to the United States Parachute Association, which licenses and rates skydiving instructors as well as serves as a lobbying group for the sport.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Police investigator Andrea Levy told reporters that the three men are jumping instructors.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Then enroll them in this ride class organized by the Sillicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and learn to balance and pedal with instructors and other riders.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructors
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Despite this, the association said recess remains at the discretion of individual teachers in many schools throughout the country.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Two teachers were injured after an assault involving a student during dismissal at a Harford County elementary school on Tuesday.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Again, educators and students suffer under another top-down, one-size-fits-all model that only serves to further disenfranchise and marginalize our kids.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Harper organized a community-wide survey, drawing 800 responses from educators across the town.—
Leigh Kiniry,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Instructors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructors. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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