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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as in mastering
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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as in discovering
to come to an awareness of
the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely
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as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school
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as in studying
to commit to memory
he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Recent Examples of learning
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
According to her campaign website, Stone wants to promote safe schools, student mental health resources, teacher retention, pandemic learning loss recovery and transparency.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
Through sharp wit and deep introspection, Wood reveals the wisdom he’s gathered—from knowing when to hold your tongue to learning how to channel anger into purpose.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Interview shows are ultimately the story of the interviewer, and across nearly 1,700 episodes, WTF told the tale of a man coming into his own — learning, evolving, and practicing a kind of hard-won self-acceptance.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
According to her campaign website, Stone wants to promote safe schools, student mental health resources, teacher retention, pandemic learning loss recovery and transparency.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
For William, that also means learning from past mistakes.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
Through sharp wit and deep introspection, Wood reveals the wisdom he’s gathered—from knowing when to hold your tongue to learning how to channel anger into purpose.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for learning
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An informal education professional, Eitan spent part of his captivity with Yair, and the brothers reportedly fled through tunnels during Israeli airstrikes.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne lost her job as education minister, replaced by civil servant Edouard Geffray.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The pieces are chunky enough for toddler hands, which are still mastering dexterity, to handle with ease.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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The satisfaction is in mastering it.—
Iain Macauley,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
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Harris Teeter, based in North Carolina, initiated a voluntary recall of its Cinnamon Texas Toast and Asiago Texas Toast on September 11 after discovering that cheese and butter - which contain milk - were not listed as ingredients.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Joel really took a kick from, quote unquote, discovering, quote unquote, new actors or actors who had been unseen in films.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Longhorns take the opening kickoff of the second half and use nearly half of the third quarter to drive 75 yards in 14 plays, capped by Manning finding a wide-open Moore in the back of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown and a 10-6 lead.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t Punchline, but the milieu is an ideal backdrop, and the idea of standing on stage and finding yourself in the process is inspired.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Both Alexis Germaine and Peyton Bateman are on the pre-veterinarian track studying animal science, and they were attracted to A-State in large measure due to its veterinary college plans.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
13 Oct. 2025
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Worked at the family’s bakery before his abduction and was studying finance.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Capital Market Authority has asked several companies planning IPOs in the coming months to allocate 30% of the shares on offer to retail investors, three people with knowledge of the plans said.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Whether the projects were promoting Indigenous languages to better understand their food cultures or sustainably tending local ecosystems, grant reviewers found a constant in their peers’ embrace of past cultural knowledge to solve today’s problems.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, parlay bets are getting more complicated as time goes on, decreasing the chances of winning.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers have not been getting great production from their bullpen so far this postseason.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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In a significant step toward realizing the vision of quantum networks, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research team has achieved a critical breakthrough.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Nikita Chibrikov picked off the pass, realizing late that it was intended for his linemate, and ultimately derailing what would have been a clear break for Nyquist.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learning. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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