lessoning

verb

present participle of lesson
as in teaching
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners

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  1. teaching
  2. educating
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  • Videos also surfaced allegedly showing two teachers being attacked by students, provoking condemnation from the French president and officials as well as teaching unions.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That includes teaching children financial literacy, career development, civic engagement and cultural arts.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of teaching
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  • Arkansas Virtual Academy, for example, has been educating Arkansas students fully online since 2003.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Smith highlighted that the center’s mandate includes educating warfighters, equipping the Fleet with systems that can survive operational environments, and developing combined tactics for their use.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of educating
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“Lessoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessoning. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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