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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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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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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
The star learns beauty tips from her daughter, too.
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Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
That means the robot collects its own data, learns from simulation and applies those lessons in the real world.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Through him, Deborah learns that an unaired interview with Frank is airing tonight.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Ferrer later learns of another half-brother, her father’s son; these fraught relationships are the pillars of a gorgeous meditation on belonging.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The romantic relationship between a Muslim and a member of the Bahá’í faith is tested when Layla learns Sasan has plans to go to Germany and she is arrested, imprisoned and tortured for being a Baha’i.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
One brain, many tasks Motubrain is designed as a unified multimodal model that learns from video, language, and action simultaneously.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
As the group heads down the coast, Amy learns more and more about Vivien with every stop.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
And although the brain learns in various ways, one particular idea has dominated for more than 70 years.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
That means the robot collects its own data, learns from simulation and applies those lessons in the real world.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Through him, Deborah learns that an unaired interview with Frank is airing tonight.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Ferrer later learns of another half-brother, her father’s son; these fraught relationships are the pillars of a gorgeous meditation on belonging.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The romantic relationship between a Muslim and a member of the Bahá’í faith is tested when Layla learns Sasan has plans to go to Germany and she is arrested, imprisoned and tortured for being a Baha’i.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
One brain, many tasks Motubrain is designed as a unified multimodal model that learns from video, language, and action simultaneously.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
As the group heads down the coast, Amy learns more and more about Vivien with every stop.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
And although the brain learns in various ways, one particular idea has dominated for more than 70 years.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learns
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Levy masters one hilarious perplexed comedic reaction after another as Nicky, a closeted pastor with a zany, highly dysfunctional family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The future belongs to the developer who masters the ability to break down human expertise into reusable agent skills.—
Mohith Shrivastava,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, in another part of town, Sara, recently recovered from a car crash, suddenly realizes that her accident was all part of a conspiracy as the lives of all intertwine.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Brian now realizes that the pilot’s loss of sphincter control portends not a momentary breakdown of bodily integrity but death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Johnson finds a disturbing manuscript raising questions about the author’s mental state.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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From glossy flagships and chaotic Don Quijote megastores (also known as Donki) to drugstores like Matsumoto Kiyoshi and Cocokara Fine, Japan is full of great beauty finds.—
Anita Bhagwandas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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But then this mofo goes and memorizes totally needless ingredients in bacon ranch chicken sandwiches.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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Inside his suite, Jed memorizes the code to Roper’s safe, which holds the arms trade certificate, then quietly shares the number with Pine (allowing Burr to access it from the hotel) when the whole group visits a local casino.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Rodriguez is happy to see things coming together as conference play gets into full swing.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Moore stars as Aaron Eagle, a fetish camboy (online male escort) who agrees to spend the night with an anonymous client (Birney) and discovers a disturbing tie to his past.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Potentially traumatic for young kids is a short scene where Lily discovers George’s dead body, and another where Lily’s sheep friend dies.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Brett Schneider, a marketing veteran who teaches courses on fandom at UCLA, locates the Prada sequel’s appeal in something deeper than nostalgia.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Just as gas stations cluster near interstate exits, Linde locates its plants close to NASA and SpaceX’s operations to cut down on delivery times and ensure a reliable supply.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Raina Plowright, a Cornell University professor who studies zoonotic spillover, told USA TODAY there’s a broader concern that pathogens, under the right circumstances, can infect humans at scale.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Travis Longcore, an adjunct professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability who studies the effects of artificial night lighting on human health, said that should not be hard to achieve with LED.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Learns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learns. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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