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as in educated
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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
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2025
Those structures date from the early 20th century, when American architects (many schooled in Europe) wrestled with how to disguise revolutionary technology and unprecedented scale in familiar wrappings.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
Carolina looks like the fun little overachiever about to get schooled.
—Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Ginnifer Goodwin, who voices Judy's character, shares a special story with Parents about such an instance where she was schooled by her own child.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
The worst thing is these kids aren’t being properly schooled.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
That’s on top of raising four children, all home-schooled (sometimes in his Senate office).
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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
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
Schiaparelli isn’t a total surprise option for Richie Grainge though, who, back in the summer, schooled us all in wedding guest attire, wearing an azure silk georgette Schiaparelli dress with a halterneck fastened with a golden clasp.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2025
Those structures date from the early 20th century, when American architects (many schooled in Europe) wrestled with how to disguise revolutionary technology and unprecedented scale in familiar wrappings.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
Carolina looks like the fun little overachiever about to get schooled.
—Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Ginnifer Goodwin, who voices Judy's character, shares a special story with Parents about such an instance where she was schooled by her own child.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025
The worst thing is these kids aren’t being properly schooled.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
That’s on top of raising four children, all home-schooled (sometimes in his Senate office).
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooled
Adjective
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Hunter, then 20 years old and an experienced mountaineer, flew 25 yards down a slope.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Representatives from Advocate Health, the city and experienced funders will be there.—
Chase Jordan
January 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 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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Though the male voices are greater in number, the top notes from the five female singers land as though from a practiced, full-time chorale.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Dec. 2025
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The event included a number of cooking demonstrations from practiced hands, a lively tailgate filled with delicious bites and candid conversations between chefs and other culinary experts.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Crème fraiche is a rich, cultured cream with a high butterfat content and mild, tangy flavor.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Natural pearls, which, unlike cultured pearls, form spontaneously without human intervention, have become increasingly rare.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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 21 Jan. 2026.
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