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as in educated
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as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions
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Recent Examples of schooled
Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Amari Marshall broke down Cowboy Dance influences, King Charles repped Chicago footwork, Ladia Yates schooled dancers in Memphis Jookin’, and line-dancing expert Shakeema Prescott brought the house together in unison.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The oldest of seven siblings, Tice was home-schooled by his devoted Catholic parents, Debra and Mark Tice, in Houston.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
His Bruce spends a fair amount of time by himself, and doesn’t speak the language of the therapeutically schooled.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Christy Roscoe home-schooled their two now-adult sons and then their two now-young adult daughters, adopted from Liberia.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
All hail to the poetry slam, which schooled me in the art of living a flawed, slapdash life out loud for everyone to see.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
The film acknowledges but rises above that violence as Cervantes’ coming of age tale, as a literary genius and one of history’s greatest humanists, schooled by a disciple of Erasmus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
He had long been schooled on the dangers of the sun.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
Southern food icon Edna Lewis schooled our Test Kitchen in the mid-1990s with this recipe, garnering their highest praise.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Amari Marshall broke down Cowboy Dance influences, King Charles repped Chicago footwork, Ladia Yates schooled dancers in Memphis Jookin’, and line-dancing expert Shakeema Prescott brought the house together in unison.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The oldest of seven siblings, Tice was home-schooled by his devoted Catholic parents, Debra and Mark Tice, in Houston.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
His Bruce spends a fair amount of time by himself, and doesn’t speak the language of the therapeutically schooled.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Christy Roscoe home-schooled their two now-adult sons and then their two now-young adult daughters, adopted from Liberia.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
All hail to the poetry slam, which schooled me in the art of living a flawed, slapdash life out loud for everyone to see.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
The film acknowledges but rises above that violence as Cervantes’ coming of age tale, as a literary genius and one of history’s greatest humanists, schooled by a disciple of Erasmus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
He had long been schooled on the dangers of the sun.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooled
Adjective
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These culturally sensitive classes are led by experienced Vietnamese educators and are tailored to the needs of Vietnamese-speaking families.—
MemorialCare Medical Group,
Oc Register,
10 Jan. 2026
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Options for teams that need an experienced Power 4 starter for 2026 are narrowing after a week of portal activity.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One of the mistakes Americans made in Iraq was to believe that the Iraq of the 1970s—highly educated, generally secular, with functioning bureaucracies—still existed.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
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For decades, scientists have had to make educated guesses about conditions under the shelves that buttress Antarctica’s massive glaciers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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Even seasoned city dwellers can get turned around.—
Katie James Watkinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Even so, embodying Lee and choreographing her intense movements proved to be demanding for the seasoned actress.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For an extra-inventive twist, Brazilian designer Lucas Simões recently unveiled the Colendra chair, a wild, sculptural example of metalworking that combines an irreverent sensibility with practiced craft.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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To the practiced eyes of some observers, there are obvious clues that AI was used to produce the video.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Human adipose tissue is processed into small pellets and cultured in suspension, allowing cells to reorganize and differentiate without extensive manipulation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Jan. 2026
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The daughter of an engineer, she was raised in a cultured bourgeois household in the affluent 16th arrondissement and studied ballet at the Conservatoire de Paris.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Utilizing a far more civilized system, the host at the stand in front of the restaurant gives diners an oddly accurate time to return.—
Joel Stein,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Here was a foolish and incompetent tribune of the nation’s racist vulgarians, opposed by the prosperous and the well educated, the civilized and the tolerant.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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