lessons 1 of 2

plural of lesson
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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lessons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lesson

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Recent Examples of lessons
Noun
Events at the center have ranged from tai chi to chair dancing, crafts, card games, social media lessons and classes on applying for Missouri’s Senior Property Tax Credit Program. Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026 Dialogue comes from recordings with native speakers, and lessons focus on real-world scenarios like ordering food or navigating an airport instead of vocabulary drills. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026 The president had learned no lessons from 9/11 and the War on Terror. Matthew Warshauer, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Sunset also offers free golf lessons to people with disabilities. Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026 For Pritzker, one of the most difficult lessons exposed the limitations of his office. Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Camp Manitou, a brand-new collaboration with the storied eponymous camp in Maine, hosts field trips to secret beaches as well as surfing lessons, bodyboarding, and snorkeling excursions to Hanauma Bay. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 The lessons on energy and power production are likely lost on the youngest of those enjoying the playground. Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 This was not his Dartmouth College graduation keynote of 2025, filled with lessons on getting up after falling. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
Questions — and hopefully lessons Backcountry around the world are waiting for officials to release more information about what decisions Blackbird’s guides made leading into the tragedy. Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lessons
Noun
  • Teachers will be able to use AI tools for creating lesson plans and completing administrative tasks, but not for grading assignments.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Mad Solutions and Irth are now developing a pipeline spanning original Arabic projects, some of which are talent-driven, as well as third-party development and consultancy assignments.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • More recently, Schumer announced that she was set to release her first children’s book — A Joke of Her Own, illustrated by Beth Mills — which is inspired by her own childhood and teaches kids about hard work and embracing comedy.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Focus on inference While AI training teaches the model to learn from patterns in large amounts of data, inference refers to the decisions that are made based on new information.
    Isabel O'Brien,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Later in the week, traders will monitor readings on inflation for signals on how the Federal Reserve may move interest rates.
    Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Once the surfaces were smoothed, these strong readings vanished, revealing that regions long believed to be fast lanes for ion transport were actually just microscopic valleys on the material’s surface.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mary is the executive director of the Berry Center, a nonprofit that educates local communities about sustainable agriculture.
    Courier Journal staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Eco effort To protect the pristine natural habitat, Jumeirah Olhahali implements successful conservation projects and educates guests on their role in the preservation efforts.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026

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“Lessons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessons. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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