as in assignment
something assigned to be read or studied
your lesson for tonight will be the chapter on chemical reactions
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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
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Pastry lessons, olive-oil sampling, and wine tastings are on offer, along with a screening room, a spa, and a pool.
—Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
One travel expert learned that lesson the hard way while arriving in Tanzania after a red-eye flight.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Another lesson to be learned from Iran is that wars at this level, involving a great power and a lower-tier one, can’t always be tidy operations that end when a president is snatched by special forces in the middle of the night.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Pastry lessons, olive-oil sampling, and wine tastings are on offer, along with a screening room, a spa, and a pool.
—Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Verb
David Spade learned that lesson the hard way and spent the next two decades paying for it after his infamous Saturday Night Live joke making fun of Eddie Murphy's budding movie career in the mid '90s.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
One travel expert learned that lesson the hard way while arriving in Tanzania after a red-eye flight.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
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Her assignment was to help the Gaza Health Ministry restore access to health care in the north, where Israeli attacks had flattened nearly every building in sight.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The three-year varsity starter understood the assignment.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Miller has coached at Mitty since 1986 and served as head coach since 1988, in addition to teaching AP World History.—
Glenn Reeves,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Just a wonderful man that teaches you lessons, teaches you camaraderie, unity, doing things as a unit, that no one’s different.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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In his final remarks, Dolan thanked his parents, who were married in Missouri on May 14, 1949, as well as his brother, Pat, who provided a reading during the service.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Then, the afternoon of the live broadcast, writer Jim Downey came to his dressing room and did a line reading.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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The group, along with other classmates, is working to educate their peers about the potential effects data centers can have on our communities.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Many afternoons after school, Annie worked alongside the agents, bookkeepers, and assistants, doing her homework or helping with the filing.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
15 May 2026
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So that's your homework for the weekend — what's the ideal start time for an NFL game?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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