as in educates
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 teaches
Adopting these federal tax cuts for businesses could, at least in theory, attract businesses to Idaho, said Seth Ruhter, who teaches courses on economics and corporate finance at the College of Idaho.
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Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
As a young man, he was raised by his domineering father (Charles Dance), who sits with him and teaches him about the sciences.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Federal authorities also arrested Montclair resident Milo Sedarat, the 21-year-old son of an Iranian expat poet who teaches college English in New York City.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
South Junior High participates in the after-school Shark Stewards Ocean Academy program that teaches youth about ocean conservation and the role of sharks.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The Marvelous Medium of Masking Tape This workshop hosted by Matt McGee, the award-winning master puppet builder at the Great Arizona Puppet Theater teaches you how to turn your ideas into 3D artworks with masking tape.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Part of how The Actors’ Gang achieves this success is through varied experimental theater techniques, including commedia dell’arte, an ancient form of performance art that teaches its subjects about archetypical characters.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
This fun, beginner-friendly class teaches the fundamentals of Texas Hold’em, giving you the confidence to join a friendly game.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The fact that Tunde is a Nigerian American guy who lives in Cambridge and teaches at Harvard is not really interesting to me.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
As a young man, he was raised by his domineering father (Charles Dance), who sits with him and teaches him about the sciences.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Federal authorities also arrested Montclair resident Milo Sedarat, the 21-year-old son of an Iranian expat poet who teaches college English in New York City.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
South Junior High participates in the after-school Shark Stewards Ocean Academy program that teaches youth about ocean conservation and the role of sharks.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The Marvelous Medium of Masking Tape This workshop hosted by Matt McGee, the award-winning master puppet builder at the Great Arizona Puppet Theater teaches you how to turn your ideas into 3D artworks with masking tape.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Part of how The Actors’ Gang achieves this success is through varied experimental theater techniques, including commedia dell’arte, an ancient form of performance art that teaches its subjects about archetypical characters.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
This fun, beginner-friendly class teaches the fundamentals of Texas Hold’em, giving you the confidence to join a friendly game.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
The fact that Tunde is a Nigerian American guy who lives in Cambridge and teaches at Harvard is not really interesting to me.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaches
educates
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
David M. Ewalt,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Painted Turtle, which provides a summer camp experience for kids with serious medical issues, and the Bridge School, which educates children with severe speech and physical disabilities.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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