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
Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The Education Law Center recently ranked North Carolina at the bottom nationally in state funding for schools.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Deputies will remain in the area until students at all nearby schools have been sent home at the end of the day.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The northwest London suburb of Golders Green is one of its epicenters, home to kosher restaurants, multiple Jewish schools and several dozen synagogues.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Harford County schools updated their cellphone policy for the 2025-26 school year after a deadly shooting prompted safety concerns the year before.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Kim’s campaign has said her investments as treasurer earned more than $6 million in revenue generated from interest in fiscal years 2023 through 2024, money that was reinvested into the county’s schools, parks and libraries.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The initiative removes many of the financial and logistical barriers that can make educational outings difficult for schools to organize.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Noun
Closed schools across the Gulf are a reminder that when conflicts escalate, children are the first to pay the price, the UN’s secretary general told the Security Council earlier this month, Arab News reported.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The Education Law Center recently ranked North Carolina at the bottom nationally in state funding for schools.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Deputies will remain in the area until students at all nearby schools have been sent home at the end of the day.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The northwest London suburb of Golders Green is one of its epicenters, home to kosher restaurants, multiple Jewish schools and several dozen synagogues.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Harford County schools updated their cellphone policy for the 2025-26 school year after a deadly shooting prompted safety concerns the year before.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Kim’s campaign has said her investments as treasurer earned more than $6 million in revenue generated from interest in fiscal years 2023 through 2024, money that was reinvested into the county’s schools, parks and libraries.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The initiative removes many of the financial and logistical barriers that can make educational outings difficult for schools to organize.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schools
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The agreement spans all Mercury13 clubs, building on Catapult’s existing work with Bristol City Women and extending the model to FC Badalona Women for both first teams and academies, and FC Como Women Academy.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Graduates of service academies are required to serve a minimum of five years in the military.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Physician David Agus, who teaches at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, held his ghostwriter responsible for the many instances of plagiarism that were identified in his popular science books.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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There is a synergy, too, between Nabeel and the students Razak teaches.—
Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The seat belonging to David Ko sat empty once again during the March 10 school board meeting of Niles Township High School District 219, which educates students in Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Niles.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Questions — and hopefully lessons Backcountry around the world are waiting for officials to release more information about what decisions Blackbird’s guides made leading into the tragedy.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schools. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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