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to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a master gardener taught us about the basics of organic gardening
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Recent Examples of taught
Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Girl Scouts also taught me how to lead with confidence, communicate effectively and manage my time, all skills that became essential throughout my academic journey.
—Karina Torres Figueroa, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Friday Night Lights taught us that clear eyes and full hearts can't lose.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
His professional experience taught him valuable lessons about the human side of wealth management over the long term.
—Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Technical skills can be taught.
—Jeff Weiss, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
These stores taught young girls how to navigate fashion retail and gave them a safe space to experiment with style.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
His father Moise worked as a computer programmer for the Community Renewal Team in Hartford, and his mother Elise taught French at the Renbrook School for many years.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Girl Scouts also taught me how to lead with confidence, communicate effectively and manage my time, all skills that became essential throughout my academic journey.
—Karina Torres Figueroa, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Friday Night Lights taught us that clear eyes and full hearts can't lose.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
His professional experience taught him valuable lessons about the human side of wealth management over the long term.
—Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Technical skills can be taught.
—Jeff Weiss, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
These stores taught young girls how to navigate fashion retail and gave them a safe space to experiment with style.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
His father Moise worked as a computer programmer for the Community Renewal Team in Hartford, and his mother Elise taught French at the Renbrook School for many years.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taught
Adjective
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Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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Casanova said the researchers hope to continue studying the issue and build enough evidence to support changes within the healthcare system, including how cancer patients are educated about chronic heat exposure.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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The profile of a heavy sports bettor is a male younger than 35 who is single, employed and well-educated, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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But, as Mitski well recognizes — and was obviously able to convince management and booking — the 8,000 or so mostly young people who were able to attend over the course of a week won’t likely ever forget being this thoroughly schooled.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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The girl was from New Jersey, where parents are not required to inform the government of their intent to home-school a child and where a lack of state oversight means many children go un-schooled.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Under the law, California is able to set these stricter standards through a waiver from the EPA.—
Haley Parsley
June 22,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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The first population of users to adopt this technology will be those with an acute medical need—in particular, individuals with severe speech and motor paralysis who otherwise would not be able to communicate with the outside world.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Tarkanian’s last four 49er teams qualified for the NCAA Tournament and his 1971 team came within inches of the Final Four, losing to UCLA, 57-55.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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For example, regular brokerage accounts, savings accounts and other investment vehicles that are not considered qualified retirement plans will generally not receive the same bankruptcy exemptions.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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That window is shorter than most executives assume, as mental and physical declines often begin earlier than midlife, while the leader still feels fully capable and engaged.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2026
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The lower the number, the brighter the object, with the human eye capable of spotting targets down to a magnitude of +6 from a dark sky location.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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There are several marketing terms–like ‘natural’ or ‘fresh’–on product packaging that are essentially void of any significant meaning, and consumers are becoming more knowledgeable, thus skeptical, about these terms.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The expert therapists are immensely knowledgeable and friendly.—
Deeya Sonalkar,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The humor came from watching competent people freeze, hedge and stop trying because the target kept moving.—
Bob Batchelor,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
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About a month ago, a psychologist found that McGuire was competent.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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“Taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taught. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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