Definition of schoolingnext

schooling

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verb

present participle of school

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of schooling
Noun
In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD wants to allow home schooling, which so far isn't permitted in Germany. ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Massachusetts, Vermont, and some other states require only 40 hours of real-estate schooling before licensure. Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
Taylor has been schooling La Trice on how to play the game, and then came up with a big Veto win this week. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 Google DeepMind's Sierra Leone study, led by research director Irina Jurenka, reports its AI tutor, Guided Learning, helped students gain over a year's worth of schooling in just eight weeks. Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for schooling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooling
Noun
  • In 2008, as a publisher and education activist, I was given the opportunity to help create a new public high school on West 83rd Street with local Council member Gale Brewer, a West Side legend.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That includes education — which has risen from 37% in 2019 to 53% now — with a 9-percentage-point spike in the last year.
    Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Guerra emphasized the importance of teaching younger generations about LGBTQ hate.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Macdonald has an incredible way of teaching complex concepts in digestible ways.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Ask for the source, confirm the reservation, or reread the instructions yourself.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Yet his Parma team-mates ranked lowly too, suggesting this was a tactical instruction.
    Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This year, Box Strong partnered with The Asservo Project, a local nonprofit focused on educating communities, identifying and stopping predators and supporting survivors of human trafficking.
    Jessica Riley, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Founded by Ralph Nader, the American Museum of Tort Law is the first and only museum of its kind devoted to educating the public about tort law.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooling. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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