SCHOOLMISTRESSES Synonyms: 41 Similar Words

schoolmistresses

noun

plural of schoolmistress

as in teachers

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Colin Gray’s sentencing represents the end of a harrowing road that began with the September 2024 shooting in which his son, then 14, fatally shot two students and two teachers and injured nine others at his Winder, Georgia, high school.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Faced with an assessment task that is squishy, particularly when dealing with students who are at the beginning of their growth as writers, many teachers have fallen back on structural measures.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of teachers

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Burnham has said that his Catholic schoolteachers helped shape his political consciousness.

— Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 June 2026
At those gatherings, there will be fans like these two schoolteachers, who have saved their money for decades to watch the world’s best play all over the world.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026

Definition of schoolteachers

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Instead, parents and educators could consider the quality of digital experiences and what screen use may be displacing.

— Janice Mak, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Fashion Britain will bring together cities, cultural institutions, retailers, designers, businesses, educators and local communities, and unlock opportunities for designers, strengthen local creative economies and inspire the next generation.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of educators

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Receiving is an easier skill to improve than say, arm strength and athleticism, catching instructors say.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Aside from firearm education and training, Valkyrie plans to offer a host of special events, courses and instructors, the pair said.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

Definition of instructors

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The Getty Suite speaks for itself with its throne-like chairs, opulent tapestries, carved rose wooden ceiling and connecting door into the Medici Suite (CH) where Getty put up some of his mistresses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026
On the other hand, Dunaway and her tart-talking sidekick, Brenda Vaccaro, seem to be having the time of their lives as mistresses of the shades of darkness (their ramshackle abode is a funhouse Ghost Train ride festooned with skeletons, spiders and tattered netting).

— Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of mistresses

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