Thesaurus results for SCHOOLS

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noun

plural of school

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of school

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

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However, du Plessis identifies the crucial challenge of expanding beyond the South Asian diaspora, advocating for widespread visibility in American culture and integrating cricket into schools to foster new fans and local talent. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Officials raised the alert level to red in Sacatepéquez, Escuintla and Chimaltenango, where about 29,000 people are affected by ashfall and schools remain closed. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 And Williams, because of his talent and the schools already after him, should expect to be in that earning range. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Preliminary recommendations include considering separation of at least 1,000 feet from places like homes and schools, and requiring confirmation from utility providers that adequate water and electrical capacity exists. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 The dispute originated from a scheduling agreement the conferences signed in December 2023 after the Pac-12 was gutted by the departure of 10 member schools to the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC, leaving only Oregon State and Washington State. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026 As artificial intelligence expands across K-12 schools, Massachusetts announced a new $500,000 public-private investment in AI applied learning opportunities for hundreds of students, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026 Along with affordable homes, Lupo said, the best cities for first-time buyers also provide lower crime rates, good schools and a lower overall cost of living. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026 There are people doing the hard work that schools such as Hi-Mount require. — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 12 June 2026 This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026 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

Noun

So do formal teaching with official certification, private academies, tobacco manufacturing, oil refining, telecommunications, insurance and pension funds.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
The Presbyterian Church, for example, did not just build universities, such as Austin College in Texas and Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, but also established 59 academies in 20 states and numerous primary schools.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of academies

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The leader of the group, Lydell Henry, told our partners at the Baltimore Banner the fan group had so far raised $13,000 for his group, which teaches wresting and provides after-school support to low income youth.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Some emerge anonymously, like a wall filled with self-portraits left behind by students at the end of the semester at the college where Aguilar teaches; their enhanced interest arises from accumulation and rearrangement.

— Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of teaches

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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Today, McGovern serves as executive director of Every Child a Swimmer, an organization within the International Swimming Hall of Fame that educates families on water safety.

— Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026