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adjective

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as in experienced

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as in educated

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verb

past tense of school
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
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
Nixon had a rough Friday at Green Bay’s Family Night, getting schooled repeatedly by Matthew Golden during 1-on-1 drills. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Once you’re schooled, remember to update your bed pillows, pillowcases, and, of course, treat yourself to a new sheet set to round out your sleepscape. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026 She was schooled in The African Methodist Pocket Hymn Book and the word-power of sermons. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Other coaches might have channeled Crash Davis as schooled in Bull Durham, opting to cliché their way out of the tricky spot. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Webb was schooled in the Air Raid before the invention of the Air Pod. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026 Les Bleus schooled the Blågult, and there are few superlatives left for the French captain and his attacking rogues’ gallery. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Whoever is landing in Texas are going to be absolutely schooled by some of the best barbecue Texas-style restaurants anywhere in the world. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026 McKenzie, who is home-schooled, transferred from Orange City University to Lake Mary in the fall of 2025 to play football before a knee injury last summer hindered that plan. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooled
  1. experienced
  2. educated
  3. taught
  4. seasoned
  5. practiced
  6. cultured
  7. civilized
  8. cultivated
Adjective
  • Silva asserted that most experienced creators who hone their focus on key brands and franchises know how to plug themselves in to the company’s priorities.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That has included adding experienced players, creating opportunities for younger talent and making difficult decisions on players who no longer fit the organization’s longer term plans ahead of the trade deadline.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of experienced
Adjective
  • That said, plenty of analysts and advocacy groups are already making educated guesses.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Protein Education Is on the Rise These days, consumers are becoming more educated on everything related to protein.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
Definition of educated
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
Definition of taught
Adjective
  • The Fantasy Football Draft is that magical stretch of hours where friends, enemies and division nemesis all cram into one room to sling insults with the confidence of seasoned analysts.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • So despite being only slightly older than Penders is now, both men were far more seasoned and polished.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of seasoned
Adjective
  • The area was wild and uninhabited, but the bandits moved through it with practiced ease.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While Lanier gets sole screenplay credit, one suspects much improvisational input at work here from the practiced way the leads play off each other.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of practiced
Adjective
  • For instance, in the Hartford student apartments, generous-sized, bathroom vanities with double sinks are topped with cultured marble.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As joint capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1873 to 1918, Budapest was one of the liveliest, most cultured, and prosperous cities in Europe; that golden era saw the construction of grand boulevards and numerous splendid buildings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultured
Adjective
  • Call of the Wild is a field study pitting the civilized against the atavistic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Teddy Roosevelt exhorted a nation of effeminate, civilized men to sally forth into the wild and reclaim their natural vitality.
    — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
Definition of civilized
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
Definition of cultivated

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