as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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This program has educated over 29 million parents and caregivers on keeping children safe in or around cars.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Born in Soviet-era Ukraine and educated at Harvard and Stanford in the US, Dmitriev worked as a consultant at American consultancy firm McKinsey and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Lessoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessoned. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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