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
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
That lesson has been absorbed — instinctively, if not always consciously — by a generation of online creators now moving into feature filmmaking with their audiences already in tow.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 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
Many of the same ideas explored throughout the notebook also appear in Fasano’s newest book, The Teacher, which follows a father and son learning life’s most important lessons together.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
That lesson has been absorbed — instinctively, if not always consciously — by a generation of online creators now moving into feature filmmaking with their audiences already in tow.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 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
Verb
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Bo-Katan explains the Mandalorians who raised Din and taught him to never show his face are religious zealots known as the Children of the Watch, who broke from Mandalorian society.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The new safe play park aims to teach children the rules of the road early on, Dougherty said, who went on to say there’s typically an increase in traffic incidents involving young drivers during the summer months.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Smith loves the idea of a buttery-yellow reading nook as a happy little retreat.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
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Unlike physical sensors whose readings become inaccurate as a result of temperature or prolonged usage, quantum measurements are much more uniform due to the consistency of the material used and are sensitive to even the tiniest of nudges in the parameter being monitored.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Several teachers on the staff have been a part of Ocean Week since its origins in 1993 including Halboth, Linda Tan and Christi Walter—all three are retiring this spring after giving 35 years of educating Rancho Santa Fe students.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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The Flowpay founder talks about juggling coding and testing his payment app while also trying to finish his microeconomics homework on time.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Children’s notebooks, filled with homework.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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