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
When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
McKeel teaches biology at Independence High School located on 10th Ave.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
For example, this chocolate-making workshop teaches guests about how cacao held sacred significance in both Mayan and Aztec cultures.
—Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
This process teaches the immune system how to recognize and attack those proteins.
—Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Be realistic and polite Experts say travel has changed a lot since the pandemic, according to Minkyung Kim, who teaches marketing at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Sports also teaches how to respond to adversity, and how to accept defeat.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The domestic grind teaches players to make decisions faster, defend space and quickly reset when moves break down.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Hannah Lillith Assadi, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, teaches fiction at the Columbia University School of the Arts and the Pratt Institute.
—Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
McKeel teaches biology at Independence High School located on 10th Ave.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
For example, this chocolate-making workshop teaches guests about how cacao held sacred significance in both Mayan and Aztec cultures.
—Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
This process teaches the immune system how to recognize and attack those proteins.
—Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Be realistic and polite Experts say travel has changed a lot since the pandemic, according to Minkyung Kim, who teaches marketing at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Sports also teaches how to respond to adversity, and how to accept defeat.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The domestic grind teaches players to make decisions faster, defend space and quickly reset when moves break down.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Hannah Lillith Assadi, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, teaches fiction at the Columbia University School of the Arts and the Pratt Institute.
—Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
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.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
19 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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“Teaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaches. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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