as in academies
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
one of the first schools in the country to admit girls as students
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as in teaches
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 schools
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Strawser urged officials to invest in mental health resources and work to secure schools, rather than focusing on firearm design.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Choose camps that partner with local communities—often on private conservancies—and your stay might fund village schools, support anti-poaching efforts, or train conservation leaders.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Still, significant changes to how students are assigned to schools have been made over the past half century.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Several Ohio districts and schools complied with the law by offering single-occupancy bathrooms or gender-neutral bathrooms.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
In Little Rock, schools like the North Side Academy opened as part of this segregation academy movement.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Michigan schools are offering students who are failing a class the option of credit recovery.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is children's reporter Rachel Wegner, here with the latest on kids, schools and more.
—The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Starting this academic year, however, schools are now paying athletes themselves.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Strawser urged officials to invest in mental health resources and work to secure schools, rather than focusing on firearm design.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Choose camps that partner with local communities—often on private conservancies—and your stay might fund village schools, support anti-poaching efforts, or train conservation leaders.
—Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Still, significant changes to how students are assigned to schools have been made over the past half century.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Several Ohio districts and schools complied with the law by offering single-occupancy bathrooms or gender-neutral bathrooms.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
In Little Rock, schools like the North Side Academy opened as part of this segregation academy movement.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Michigan schools are offering students who are failing a class the option of credit recovery.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This is children's reporter Rachel Wegner, here with the latest on kids, schools and more.
—The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schools
Noun
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Universities and academies formalized disciplines, research careers and standards of evidence.—
Christopher P. Scheitle,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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By 1973, over 6,000 students attended these academies.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Velasco now teaches on the White Mountain Apache reservation, and has won awards for his teaching methods.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Running a tutoring side hustle teaches customer acquisition and product delivery.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Scrapp scans waste using QR codes and educates users on the best method of disposal.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Max Springer,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schools. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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