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
Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
But when Roberto began taking piano lessons at OCCTAC at 7, things changed.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Apr. 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
The experience gave me a front-row seat to the coast’s dramatic beauty, and also a lesson in the abundance of the Arctic, a region often assumed to be barren.
—Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
But when Roberto began taking piano lessons at OCCTAC at 7, things changed.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Apr. 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
Noun
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Specifically, The Ritz of the Bayou, reissued this month by Hub City Press, the happy result of a botched reporting assignment.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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If a team is looking for a versatile defender who can excel no matter the assignment, Downs has positioned himself as that man in this draft.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Find attributes that cannot be taught.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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So even a creature as apparently simple as a mollusk still has a lot to teach us about how to build our world.—
Caitlin Kennedy,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His work deepened and developed under the responsiveness of the academy and a larger and not-yet-balkanized reading public.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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And new European economic readings show growth slowing but prices not yet spiraling out of control, according to HSBC analysts.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Terracycle, a recycling company with a major distribution center in Aurora, will also be on-site to educate the community about waste diversion and creating a zero-carbon footprint, according to the news release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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At the heart of this is also the aim to create an ecosystem for young filmmakers – one that empowers and educates them on the importance of marketing and distribution so that great stories don’t just get made, but truly reach audiences.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Bills have done some homework on him in the pre-draft process and need a long-term punter.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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How do teachers carry on teaching, lecturing, checking homework and having students prepare for assessments, and how do students enjoy the pleasures that extracurricular activities bring?—
Jerald McNair,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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