as in assignments
something assigned to be read or studied
your lesson for tonight will be the chapter on chemical reactions
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as in teaches
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 lessons
Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
While the Morgan Stanley thesis reflects historical optimism, history’s lessons may not apply cleanly in a situation with a shift from tools that amplify labor to systems that replace cognition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The preschool uses the Reggio Emilia approach to let children help direct their own lessons.
—Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
May’s has already learned a lot of lessons in her relatively short time in the business that can take many actors their entire lives to discover.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
But Athens' appeal goes far beyond its history lessons.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
These lessons may come in the form of Zora Neale Hurston novels, or in the stories that your grandmother told you in her kitchen.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Join yoga classes by the pool, head to a local golf course, or book tennis lessons on the estate.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
For decades in the Moroccan town of Khenifra, Jacques Leveugle was simply known as the thin Frenchman who swept the streets at dawn, offered free language lessons and organized outings for schoolchildren.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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If these scenes feel a bit didactic, hammering home everything from the shortage of nurses with SANE training to the dozens of regulations SANEs must follow to protect evidence, their lessons serve as a corrective for many of us who’ve absorbed decades’ worth of rape-as-entertainment.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
While the Morgan Stanley thesis reflects historical optimism, history’s lessons may not apply cleanly in a situation with a shift from tools that amplify labor to systems that replace cognition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The preschool uses the Reggio Emilia approach to let children help direct their own lessons.
—Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
May’s has already learned a lot of lessons in her relatively short time in the business that can take many actors their entire lives to discover.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
But Athens' appeal goes far beyond its history lessons.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
These lessons may come in the form of Zora Neale Hurston novels, or in the stories that your grandmother told you in her kitchen.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Join yoga classes by the pool, head to a local golf course, or book tennis lessons on the estate.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
For decades in the Moroccan town of Khenifra, Jacques Leveugle was simply known as the thin Frenchman who swept the streets at dawn, offered free language lessons and organized outings for schoolchildren.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lessons
Noun
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This can create a domino effect as the airport tries to shuffle assignments around to accommodate all flights as quickly as possible.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Lead Amazon play-by-players Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan are busy with college basketball assignments for CBS this weekend.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Brownell also gives a special shout out to Baduza, who improvised the moment during the celebration where Michaela teaches everyone how to perform the stag dance.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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An afternoon session, also $1,399, teaches how to administer a fat-dissolving injection called Kybella.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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This week, San Diego’s Playwrights Project presents its 41st Plays by Young Writers festival, with readings of five plays written by California middle and high school students from San Diego to Yucaipa.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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Davis’ decisions impact the future of the top public university, which educates 55,000 students annually and employs 20,000 people.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
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