as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements
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as in teaching
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 schooling
The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2025
There seems to be a popular opinion among some teachers and parents that maintaining a native language would keep students back in their schooling.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Officials said the parents took advantage of the home schooling laws in New Jersey to conduct their abuse of the girls for years.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 May 2025
The quartet, who all play violins in their own group, Sloane’s on Strings, and were involved with sports, had a combination of home schooling and attendance at St. Ignatius.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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San Francisco was trying to create a Marxist demonstration out of its schooling, and parents in the famously progressive city wanted nothing to do with it.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2025
There seems to be a popular opinion among some teachers and parents that maintaining a native language would keep students back in their schooling.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Officials said the parents took advantage of the home schooling laws in New Jersey to conduct their abuse of the girls for years.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 May 2025
The quartet, who all play violins in their own group, Sloane’s on Strings, and were involved with sports, had a combination of home schooling and attendance at St. Ignatius.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooling
Noun
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This article was written by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.—
Jon Marcus,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Your own aging loved one is not immune because of background, education, intelligence, nor experience with finances.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The Scopes Trial, also known as the Monkey Trial, took place after a high school teacher in Tennessee was accused of violating the law by teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.—
Shelby Slade,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The victims of the attack included an ex-Princeton University football player, a recent high school grad bound for nursing school, a young mother teaching her daughter how to read and a father of two celebrating the new year with his cousin, among others.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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What the data show The crime rate in CMS increased after the COVID-19 pandemic when students returned to in-person instruction.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Earlier instructions to stop antibiotics were premature, and a longer course was necessary.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer spoke to Chris Hayes, an extension associate of structural pest management at NC State University who specializes educating the pest management industry on critter habits, to find out.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooling. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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