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
Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Many families kept their kids enrolled in alternative schooling options after neighborhoods public schools reopened and returned to in-person learning.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Frequent relocations disrupt a spouse’s job, a child’s schooling, and family routines.
—Anne Ritter, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
Most participants in the championship prepare primarily on their own, outside of their regular schooling and extracurricular activities.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
So rather than having to pay up front for schooling, cosmetologists and barbers can start earning money quickly and work their way up the ladder.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Many families kept their kids enrolled in alternative schooling options after neighborhoods public schools reopened and returned to in-person learning.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Frequent relocations disrupt a spouse’s job, a child’s schooling, and family routines.
—Anne Ritter, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
Most participants in the championship prepare primarily on their own, outside of their regular schooling and extracurricular activities.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooling
Noun
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In practice, patriotic education is often united with military training, and one of its explicit purposes is to encourage military service.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
20 May 2025
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The deficiencies cover overspending in more than 20 agencies across state government, ranging from the state police to the courts, along with the labor, housing, correction, education, early childhood, social services, and public health departments, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
19 May 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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The star — who is also a dad to daughters Della Rose Joel, 9, and Remy Anne Joel, 7, with wife Alexis Roderick — is undergoing specific physical therapy under his doctor's instructions.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Clear instructions are included, no tools are required and this should be a five or 10 minute exercise that only needs to be done once.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 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 28 May. 2025.
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