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
Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
According to a press release, the book breaks down each discipline—cooking, entertaining, home organizing, collecting, and gardening—into foundational lessons and step-by-step principles to live by that will produce real results.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
The family-friendly three-day festival that starts Friday, March 6, will also include a carnival, a concert on the water, cardboard boat races, Wyland art lessons, a clam chowder cookout, and much more.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
That is one of the lessons from Iraq, and that there's a viable thought-through plan with an objective that can be achieved or has a viable prospect of being achieved.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The physicists still learned a few new lessons in the process, however.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Rather than rushing from violin lessons to soccer practice every day, free-range parents encourage unstructured play.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
Organizers have proposed attractions like food trucks, line dancing lessons, inflatables, photo ops, giant board games and live music.
—Nathan Pilling
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Wildcatter Ranch & Resort, Graham, Texas Just a two-hour drive from Dallas in the heart of Texas Hill Country is a resort-style ranch that pairs amenities like an infinity pool with steer-roping lessons.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
Anderson is here for the melodrama, the special lessons and the climaxes that fall flat.
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
According to a press release, the book breaks down each discipline—cooking, entertaining, home organizing, collecting, and gardening—into foundational lessons and step-by-step principles to live by that will produce real results.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
The family-friendly three-day festival that starts Friday, March 6, will also include a carnival, a concert on the water, cardboard boat races, Wyland art lessons, a clam chowder cookout, and much more.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
That is one of the lessons from Iraq, and that there's a viable thought-through plan with an objective that can be achieved or has a viable prospect of being achieved.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The physicists still learned a few new lessons in the process, however.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Rather than rushing from violin lessons to soccer practice every day, free-range parents encourage unstructured play.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
Organizers have proposed attractions like food trucks, line dancing lessons, inflatables, photo ops, giant board games and live music.
—Nathan Pilling
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Wildcatter Ranch & Resort, Graham, Texas Just a two-hour drive from Dallas in the heart of Texas Hill Country is a resort-style ranch that pairs amenities like an infinity pool with steer-roping lessons.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 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
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The first seeks to remove him from his assignments on the House Appropriations and Homeland Security committees, while the second seeks to censure him.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Students’ course materials, assignments and exams were identical across all four sections.—
Saharnaz Babaei-Balderlou,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Joshua Shifrinson, who teaches international policy at the University of Maryland, said the route has virtually shut down because some of Iran's retaliatory attacks have been aimed at oil vessels, which means Americans should brace for higher prices at the pump.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The eight-episode series, adapted from the 2022 novel by Julia May Jonas, closes with a fiery ending in a nod to the Gothic literature that Weisz’s English professor character teaches.—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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There are 130 monitoring stations across the Sierra Nevada that provide electronic readings of the snowpack.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 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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