1
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
Zoë officially takes over Sarah's investigation into Dinah and learns a few key details, including that the gas main had been shut off for years.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Smart Schedule learns your preferred temperatures, responds to your preferences over time, and can provide suggestions—rather than automatic updates—based on your usage patterns.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
With IntelliCode, the IDE learns your coding habits and suggests the next line of code automatically, saving time and reducing small errors.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Helm learns some of their sounds.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Each child who learns becomes a future professional, entrepreneur, and contributor to national prosperity.
—Obiageli Ezekwesili, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Cookie Monster’s Big Puzzle, where Elmo becomes frustrated and Cookie Monster learns to respect what a friend wants.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025
Perhaps the most consequential of these problems is how to design a model that learns as efficiently as humans do.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
However, things take a turn after Crutch learns that Jamilah isn’t in town solely for the soiree.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Smart Schedule learns your preferred temperatures, responds to your preferences over time, and can provide suggestions—rather than automatic updates—based on your usage patterns.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
With IntelliCode, the IDE learns your coding habits and suggests the next line of code automatically, saving time and reducing small errors.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Helm learns some of their sounds.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Each child who learns becomes a future professional, entrepreneur, and contributor to national prosperity.
—Obiageli Ezekwesili, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Cookie Monster’s Big Puzzle, where Elmo becomes frustrated and Cookie Monster learns to respect what a friend wants.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025
Perhaps the most consequential of these problems is how to design a model that learns as efficiently as humans do.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
However, things take a turn after Crutch learns that Jamilah isn’t in town solely for the soiree.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 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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As Lee realizes, there is more to the story than what authorities ruled, which is that the black sheep of the Washberg clan died by suicide—maybe over Lee’s exposé on the family.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the crash does highlight how planes, can have a much longer long lifespan than the average flyer realizes.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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My son finds me at the edge of the pool with a second drink, working through the Sunday crossword on my phone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The film follows poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as their love deepens, and the couple finds newfound appreciation for the preciousness of life after a terminal illness diagnosis.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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So who gets the political heat, so to speak, for the cost of electricity?—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The menu gets creative with dishes like Thai shrimp curry with plantains, but the star remains its signature bobó de lagosta, a rich lobster stew and northeastern classic.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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And Tistou discovers, to his horror, that his father’s factory is somehow involved.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Then, the detective hired to vaporize the homicidal mountain lion discovers the animal is getting a bum rap — the businessman had been murdered before the mauling began.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In my favorite works of his, like A Case for the Existence of God and A Bright New Boise—a play that has its own surreal dynamic with television screens, which play images of hell in the middle of a big-box store—Hunter locates an unnerving mysticism in between the atoms of the hyper-real.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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It's sturdily built, quick to set up and automatically locates night sky targets and provides crisp, clear views of them.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In Galaxy Mapper, author Allie Summers and illustrator Sian James introduce readers to French astrophysicist Hélène Courtois, a working scientist who studies cosmography, or mapping the observable universe.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Michael Scott Fischer, an assistant professor at the University of Miami who studies rapid intensification, told me that evidence is emerging that rates of rapid intensification are becoming more extreme and that the phenomenon is occurring more frequently.—
Sara Sneath,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Deadline hears that if there is to be a transaction, WBD would hope to declare that by year end.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dawson hears the chatter, even if indirectly.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Learns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learns. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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