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as in masters
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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2
as in realizes
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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3
as in finds
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 memorizes
to commit to memory
he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Recent Examples of learns
In the series, Marie, an ambitious young woman of minor nobility, learns that her lung disease is terminal.
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
This leads to cultural classes as the town learns about unity and breaking down barriers.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
When Mel learns Richard is now engaged to her estranged college friend Monica (Atkins), the two women, with the help of Mel’s loyal best friend Candy (Brown), set aside old wounds to stand together.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Arthur, Edward and Byron are preparing for Arthur’s impending campaign rally when Edward learns of Patrick’s return to Ireland.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
But as our Mexico correspondent learns, traditions in Mexico are very hard to break.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
And with her grandmother, young Bud learns to pay attention to the natural world, too.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Arisu learns that a meteor struck parts of Tokyo, and later bumps into an injured Usagi by the hospital vending machine.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The narrator, who briefly knew Alice, learns about this and wonders, How could this happen?
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
This leads to cultural classes as the town learns about unity and breaking down barriers.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
When Mel learns Richard is now engaged to her estranged college friend Monica (Atkins), the two women, with the help of Mel’s loyal best friend Candy (Brown), set aside old wounds to stand together.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Arthur, Edward and Byron are preparing for Arthur’s impending campaign rally when Edward learns of Patrick’s return to Ireland.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
But as our Mexico correspondent learns, traditions in Mexico are very hard to break.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
And with her grandmother, young Bud learns to pay attention to the natural world, too.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Arisu learns that a meteor struck parts of Tokyo, and later bumps into an injured Usagi by the hospital vending machine.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The narrator, who briefly knew Alice, learns about this and wonders, How could this happen?
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learns
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This storied sandwich is served each year at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia; and many have long tried to replicate the recipe, which seemingly masters the perfect ratio of ingredients for classic egg salad.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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Focus is difficult and hardly anyone masters the skill.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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But as the storm rages, Casey realizes the girl is hiding a deadly secret—one that could cost Casey her life before morning.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Looking back now, Hollie realizes there were subtle signs that something might have been off — but at the time, nothing stood out until their son Bedford’s 15-month checkup.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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An intimate portrait of love and exhaustion that finds the comic edge in ordinary chaos.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many of these real-life experiences end tragically, but when the musician survives and finds sobriety, the war stories don’t go away.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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If the team that gets the ball first goes down and scores a touchdown, followed by a standard extra point, the second team has to score a touchdown but could attempt to end the game with a successful two-point try.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pasta gets its fun colors from black carrot and tomato powder per ALDI’s promise to only use natural dyes in their products.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Intruder by Freida McFadden When a hurricane bears down on her remote cabin, Casey discovers a bloodied, knife-wielding girl outside her window and reluctantly lets her in.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The lake itself is featured as a pond in a particularly emotional scene, where Alex discovers Laura struggling in the water.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to Alison Gopnik, a developmental psychologist at UC Berkeley who also studies AI, the current debate about sentient machines revolves around this fundamental confusion.—
Webb Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The movie followed Daniel Radcliffe as the titular character, chronicling his life as a young wizard who studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry alongside his friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson).—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lazar currently holds one of four seats on the District II panel, which hears appeals from 12 counties in southeastern Wisconsin, excluding Milwaukee County, which is its own district.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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At one point during Knox’s meeting with Mignini, Knox’s mother hears sirens from far away and begins to panic — thinking police are on their way to arrest Knox again.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Learns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learns. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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