as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners
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Recent Examples of lesson
Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The following lessons show how global banking leaders can use technology and tradition to drive real economic impact from remote communities to corporate boardrooms.
—Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Many of those questions are focused on how CrowdStrike has adapted to prevent a similar outage, why only Windows systems were affected, and what lessons other IT vendors can learn from this, Daniel noted.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
What was the lesson from Space Force?
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The following lessons show how global banking leaders can use technology and tradition to drive real economic impact from remote communities to corporate boardrooms.
—Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Florida is choosing to learn that lesson the hard way.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Many of those questions are focused on how CrowdStrike has adapted to prevent a similar outage, why only Windows systems were affected, and what lessons other IT vendors can learn from this, Daniel noted.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
Noun
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On Tuesday, Charles hit 3-of-7 of her field goal attempts and hit all five of her free throws while taking on the assignment of guarding Storm sharpshooter Gabby Williams.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Offer Meaningful Stretch Assignments And Support Give people stretch assignments that align with their behavioral strengths while pushing them outside their comfort zone.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Interestingly, Lorraine has taught Judy to ward off her frightening visions by using a nursery rhyme, effectively teaching her to suppress her dark side.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But fun aside, Wilson and Ciara are hoping to teach their kids other vital life lessons.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sinner had similar problems here and came into the contest with a 57 percent reading.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Since Week 14 last season, a span of seven games (counting playoffs), Roman has posted three of his five highest career Cook Index readings.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The game serves a dual purpose by educating users about the growing prevalence of synthetic media while providing valuable data to improve BitMind’s detection algorithms.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The school district, which educates about 23,000 students, is working toward making CPR a skill that every student learns at least once a year starting in fifth grade, said Superintendent Joe Harrington.—
Ciara McCarthy
September 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For parents, the pressure of organizing drop-offs, homework, and activities layers on top of their own work demands.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Hollywood should do its homework.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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