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
Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 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
She is talented in Tae Kwon Do and participates in therapeutic riding lessons.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 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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With the jumpy Moon in your partnership zone and vulnerable Chiron in your academic sector, their cooperative sextile has much to teach you.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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Leone taught and codified dozens of complicated pick-stroke combinations, to give depth and expression.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Built with three ultra-sensitive sensors for accuracy and reliable readings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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About the Program Summer Connections is a free, optional supplemental program for students in kindergarten through 7th grade focused on reading, math, and social-emotional skill-building.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s no way that a 15-year-old kid can get their homework done without a blocker.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Once on set, Isaac had done his homework and knew how to play the piece.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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