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as in education
the understanding and information gained from being educated the learning that you get from books is just as important as the experience you get from life

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learning

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present participle of learn
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How does the noun learning differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of learning are erudition, knowledge, and scholarship. While all these words mean "what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind," learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling.

a book that demonstrates vast learning

Where would erudition be a reasonable alternative to learning?

The words erudition and learning are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning.

an erudition unusual even in a scholar

In what contexts can knowledge take the place of learning?

The words knowledge and learning can be used in similar contexts, but knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.

rich in the knowledge of human nature

When could scholarship be used to replace learning?

While the synonyms scholarship and learning are close in meaning, scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation.

a work of first-rate literary scholarship

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of learning
Noun
For children, permanent damage to the central nervous system, learning, and developmental problems may occur. News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 And so that’s been one of the learnings. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
The District must take a systemic approach to ensure that students of color have equitable learning opportunities, experiences, and outcomes. Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025 Lynch agreed, adding that many people who have seen the video from his show have expressed interest in learning CPR. Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for learning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learning
Noun
  • He was sentenced to serve seven days in a DUI education center and ordered to pay a $350 fine and court fees.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The law stripped teachers and most public workers of collective bargaining rights and led to wide changes in the state's education system.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first part is about mastering the new language of work.
    Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • From day one, new consultants rotate across industries, geographies, and functions, adapting on the fly and mastering unfamiliar businesses.
    Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What's your process for discovering which types of topics or stories will appeal to our search audience?
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sacramento County health inspectors gave the Sacramento liquor store a yellow placard after discovering a frog in a sink and cockroaches in various spots.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Iamaleava piloted an offense that looked reborn, finding 42 reasons to believe again.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Culinary skills aside, he’s proven a quick study finding who the power brokers are here and has been working closely with them.
    Carol Cain, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Saved by Geometry In the early 2000s, Alexander Postnikov, a mathematician at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was studying a geometric object known as the positive Grassmannian.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • By studying lake sediments, soil layers, and nearby landforms, researchers determined the ancient lake’s size and shape and how the climate changed.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Rangers are trusting Sullivan to not only bring top-notch hockey knowledge but also stabilize an organization that went through a tumultuous 2024-25 season.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Our research uncovered a thriving ‘shadow AI economy’ where employees use personal ChatGPT accounts, Claude subscriptions, and other consumer tools to automate significant portions of their jobs, often without IT knowledge or approval.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That led to millions more people getting coverage, some of whom paid little or nothing, and more plans being offered.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Now, its most iconic silhouettes from the archive are getting a new lease on life — just in time to the brand’s 120th anniversary.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Putting it together Back in Japan, Sakaguchi's team connected more dots in the two years after that, realizing that Foxp3 was selectively turned on in their regulator T cells.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Cam asks himself upon realizing what he's just done.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learning. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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