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
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Friends Liz Beaumont and Jenn Kleine-Jaeger learned this hard lesson earlier in the month after celebrating Kleine-Jaeger’s birthday over brunch at Dilworth Tasting Room’s Plaza Midwood location on Central Avenue.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2016
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
The working-class Americans who trusted Republicans to have their backs are now set to learn a painful lesson about the difference between campaign promises and governing priorities.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Friends Liz Beaumont and Jenn Kleine-Jaeger learned this hard lesson earlier in the month after celebrating Kleine-Jaeger’s birthday over brunch at Dilworth Tasting Room’s Plaza Midwood location on Central Avenue.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Verb
Lula had learned that lesson the hard way.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2016
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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More Joe Sargent/Getty Images Barnhart was designated for assignment by the Rangers earlier this year and was later assigned to Triple-A Round Rock.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Facing a slew of position player injuries in April, the Twins acquired Bride after the Marlins designated him for assignment.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Verb
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In today’s business culture, we are taught to move fast, scale often and optimize endlessly.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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The Chicago Tribune reported that a San Francisco resident (perhaps someone who was seated near that miner) then taught this trick to fellow diners at New York’s steakhouse Delmonico’s, and the tradition spread from there, eventually shape-shifting to include shrimp.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
Noun
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In the county, air pollution regulators had not previously tracked it, and obtaining accurate readings required some trial and error.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Lakes Erie, Huron, Ontario and Superior all have posted readings at or near 70 degrees Fahrenheit, although lake temperatures typically don't peak until late summer/early fall, according to GLISA.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Lin was educated in China and Europe, but lived in the U.S. for three decades.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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The public announcement attempts to educate taxpayers of the Form 3520-A reporting obligation, and the Practice Unit seeks to educate IRS examiners of the Form 3520-A penalties.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The biggest issue people have in health care is that they are forced to do all the homework and all the navigation across an extremely complex ecosystem.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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As part of his daily routine, Travis will put his phone away for three hours every night to read a book, do homework or watch film, his dad says.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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