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
Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Performance Academies only offers schooling for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, meaning Dohn's 1,600 students will need to find somewhere else to enroll before this fall.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And as a black family in the 80s in Detroit, home schooling was unheard of.
—Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
In theory, adding 30 extra hours of schooling seems like a sound idea.
—Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Noun
Around 39% of these students receive their education through home schooling, co-op schooling, or microschools, with 34% enrolled in Christina evangelical classical schools, 18% in public charter schools, and 9% in Catholic classical schools.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Performance Academies only offers schooling for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, meaning Dohn's 1,600 students will need to find somewhere else to enroll before this fall.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And as a black family in the 80s in Detroit, home schooling was unheard of.
—Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
In theory, adding 30 extra hours of schooling seems like a sound idea.
—Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooling
Noun
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The do-gooders care about real issues like public health, education and the environment.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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During his time with the Idaho Freedom Caucus, the group opposed state funding for higher education and workforce training and supported education savings accounts, often referred to as school vouchers, which would let families use state grants for private education.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Aug. 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
Noun
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Plus, researchers at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last week provided open source instructions for how to build your own quantum sensor at low cost—complete with a special, crucial diamond.—
Lily Hay Newman,
Wired News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Giving yourself the vaccine involves following the instructions to spritz it into each nostril.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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 Aug. 2025.
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