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reeducating

verb

present participle of reeducate
as in retraining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeducating
  1. informing
  2. familiarizing
  3. initiating
Verb
  • Last Wednesday, the city sent letters to the Metro Little League and the academy informing them that their access to the athletic fields was revoked.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Upon stepping at the brand’s showroom here, one could be met with an explosion of tangerine hues informing unfussy tops, tunics and cotton dresses cut in essential shapes and infused with vitaminic energy.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • High Proof is clearly a heck of a place to start familiarizing yourself.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But at this stage, Gilman, who has five years experience but came in as a free agent, is still familiarizing himself with the playbook.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of familiarizing
Verb
  • McKinsey’s August 2026 analysis notes that initiating a transfer is only part of an international payment; much of the friction lies in invoice matching, supplier-payment approvals, tax compliance and accounting-system reconciliation.
    — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The body camera footage shows police initiating an arrest while Bueckers and others try to defuse the situation.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiating
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“Reeducating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeducating. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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