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
Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
This isn’t just a lesson for military planners.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Florida is choosing to learn that lesson the hard way.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Immersive entertainment lessons from London This isn’t the first time Blumenthal Arts has looked to London for immersive inspiration.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
This isn’t just a lesson for military planners.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ryan Seacrest learned that lesson the hard way Tuesday when an overeager guest accidentally tackled him to the ground.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Florida is choosing to learn that lesson the hard way.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
Noun
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Unlike Madden, Higginbotham didn’t have the time, clout or money to charter a private bus around the country to his assignments.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Just a few months ago Kane and his family moved from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Tampa for his wife’s new Army assignment.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Novelists—those modern counterparts to the epic poets—have something to teach all those constituencies.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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She's not getting taught the base of the dance.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But that’s also for me, really connected to my love of reading.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Over the past year, patients and caregivers have reported inconsistencies with the G7’s readings—sharp highs when blood sugar is actually stable, or plummeting lows that don’t match fingerstick tests.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Employers should foster transparent, safe ways for employees to voice concerns inside the organization and educate managers on how to handle them.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Word had gotten around that the home belonged to an elder activist, an old-school Garveyite who had come from the South to educate the city of Brotherly Love’s Black masses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are also more flexible spaces dedicated to homework and quieter activities.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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Vladimir Putin had done his homework.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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