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
Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Lilian never liked those parents who talked about their children’s schooling as preparation for the future.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Gia—who was filmed playfully schooling her dad on his posing skills at the event—stunned in a strapless black silk slip dress, while Stella coordinated with her in a black-and-white polka-dot dress with dainty spaghetti straps and a midi-length silhouette.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Currently, Colorado supports the youngest and the oldest students enrolled in private schools through tuition vouchers or indirectly through tax incentives, but abandons them in the intervening and arguably most important years of schooling.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Lilian never liked those parents who talked about their children’s schooling as preparation for the future.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
This month, most of CKC’s Myrtle Beach families applied for the Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF), a new school-choice program that includes students schooling at home and in programs like CKC.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Gia—who was filmed playfully schooling her dad on his posing skills at the event—stunned in a strapless black silk slip dress, while Stella coordinated with her in a black-and-white polka-dot dress with dainty spaghetti straps and a midi-length silhouette.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooling
Noun
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For one, people who sit on school boards in Minnesota are largely the candidates that teachers unions want to see running education.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Congress largely rejected those cuts last month, although funding for programs focusing on social drivers of health, such as access to food, housing and education, were axed.—
Angela Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Back at Catholic High, Davis redesigned her chemistry unit with a focus on teaching chemistry through the lens of water treatment, helping students connect core concepts to real-world applications.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chait began his career in LAUSD classrooms teaching kindergarten before becoming a principal and later superintendent of the district’s then-Local District Northeast, one of the regional divisions that oversaw school communities across Northeast Los Angeles and parts of the San Fernando Valley.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Once the pedestrians are out of the way, the car slowly pulls into the intersection before stopping again as the HSI agents approach, shouting instructions for the driver to stop.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Despite these declines, Massachusetts still ranks relatively high compared to other states, but risks falling behind states that have recently improved their literacy instruction, including Mississippi and Florida.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The coroner’s role in public health An important role of the coroner’s office is monitoring and educating the public on health risks causing death, Harding said.—
Shannon Tyler
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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This suggests that educating audiences, artists, curators and policy makers about how technology works could shape the future of the technology in the art world.—
Ionela Bara,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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