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
Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Some schools offer early childhood education, pre-K and special programs for students with special needs.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The water crisis a decade ago decimated the city and the schools.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere on Lake Geneva are competitors such as Givaudan, (potential) clients such as P&G and Nestle, and technical schools such as EPFL, or the world-famous hospitality business school École hôtelière de Lausanne.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Nearby schools already include a public high school, a K-8 center and the north campus of FIU.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
Don't miss these Several MPS schools are trading asphalt for greener playgrounds and outdoor classrooms, Alec Johnson reports.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Some schools offer early childhood education, pre-K and special programs for students with special needs.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The water crisis a decade ago decimated the city and the schools.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere on Lake Geneva are competitors such as Givaudan, (potential) clients such as P&G and Nestle, and technical schools such as EPFL, or the world-famous hospitality business school École hôtelière de Lausanne.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Nearby schools already include a public high school, a K-8 center and the north campus of FIU.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schools
Noun
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Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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This time, all three service academies will continue playing games as scheduled.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mark Williams, a former Federal Reserve regulator who teaches finance at Boston University, said Dundon’s record is an important consideration.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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The program teaches children about connections between people, animals and the environment, and ways to engage locally to help all three.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, neo-traditionalist Catholic groups—with their own parishes and seminaries—will continue on a different course from the rest of the church.—
Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2025
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The exhibition also educates visitors on the policies that shaped — and threatened — neighborhoods.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schools. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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