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schooled

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verb

past tense of school

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Recent Examples of schooled
Adjective
But, as Mitski well recognizes — and was obviously able to convince management and booking — the 8,000 or so mostly young people who were able to attend over the course of a week won’t likely ever forget being this thoroughly schooled. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026 The girl was from New Jersey, where parents are not required to inform the government of their intent to home-school a child and where a lack of state oversight means many children go un-schooled. Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Shaq’s pregame ritual schooled 10-year-old me on the low end of audio frequency. Nick Friedell, New York Times, 23 May 2026 This is especially true early in the spawn, when the shallowest waters heat up first, and crappies arrive looking for baitfish schooled up right to shore. John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026 Cesario said at the committee meeting that the district will be looking for a coach who is already familiar and schooled in the IB program. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 The Heat, frankly, could have schooled many of these teams on roster-building for the first 25 years of the Pat Riley era. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 He was likely schooled locally, studying Latin and classical writers such as Ovid and Virgil. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 Or was everyone present sufficiently schooled in Vermeer’s symbolic array? Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Once you’re schooled and ready to check out, remember to update your bed pillows, pillowcases, and, of course, treat yourself to a new sheet set. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 Nearly 180,000 students did not attend public school and were in either private school, were home-schooled, or were too young to attend kindergarten. April 5, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooled
Adjective
  • But the players, led by the most experienced in their number, took it upon themselves to regroup.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Community members also raised concerns about the sheltering of those displaced, said communication was confusing and people didn’t know what to plan for, and that some experienced price gouging.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • For decades, the French have continued their involvement in the territory, where nickel is the backbone of the local economy, and where much of the indigenous Kanaks remain poorer and less educated than the European-descended settler community.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Today, Baloch militants’ propaganda targets the local educated youth, including women.
    Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The finish is long, warming, sweet, and smooth, with lingering notes of seasoned oak and spices.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Another commenter claimed the gravy served during Sanders' era differed from today's version, alleging the original recipe included chicken cracklings, seasoned breading, milk and cream.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • Inside, a few dozen crew members move through the rooms with practiced efficiency, managing cameras and lighting rigs.
    Maneet Ahuja, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Seoul, South Korea — The week before Close Your Eyes stepped onto the stage for their first-ever solo concert, the seven members moved in practiced formation across a basement rehearsal studio in Seoul’s Gangnam district.
    Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Inside, the 56-room hotel feels intimate and cultured.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
  • Visitors to Pike Place Market can fortify themselves with a bracing to-go cup at Rachel’s Ginger Beer or a scoop of cultured gelato from Hellenika Cultured Creamery, a nearly intellectual alternative to ice cream, before crossing the new pedestrian-only Overlook Walk.
    Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • No civilized country in the world will do that.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Stephens never plays a mustache-twirling sadist, instead carrying himself with the unbearable confidence of a man truly convinced that his version of abuse and even murder is civilized.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023

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“Schooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooled. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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