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
Alchemist Kitchen spins food business gold Several of the businesses identified are graduates of the Alchemist Microenterprise Academy (AMA), a 12-week business training course that teaches the basics of starting a food business.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Advertisement At its core, DBT teaches skills that many people with BPD never had the chance to learn.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
The Portofino program teaches guests to prepare regional dishes from the Ligurian coastal town, while Devil’s Bridge Week explores the Lucca and Garfagnana regions, blending hands-on cooking with cultural discovery.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
In Mexico City, Centro Culinario Ambrosía teaches the art of Mexican cuisine in a professional kitchen, walking food enthusiasts through Oaxaca’s rich moles and Yucatán’s smoky spices.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Mexico City for Mole, Masa and Modern Technique For travelers who want to go deep on Mexican cuisine, Centro Culinario Ambrosía teaches in a professional kitchen in the heart of Mexico City.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history and education at the University of Pennsylvania and serves on the advisory board of the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Colbert, who teaches at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and directs the Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners Clinic, filed a petition to correct the sentence last year.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Advertisement At its core, DBT teaches skills that many people with BPD never had the chance to learn.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
The Portofino program teaches guests to prepare regional dishes from the Ligurian coastal town, while Devil’s Bridge Week explores the Lucca and Garfagnana regions, blending hands-on cooking with cultural discovery.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
In Mexico City, Centro Culinario Ambrosía teaches the art of Mexican cuisine in a professional kitchen, walking food enthusiasts through Oaxaca’s rich moles and Yucatán’s smoky spices.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Mexico City for Mole, Masa and Modern Technique For travelers who want to go deep on Mexican cuisine, Centro Culinario Ambrosía teaches in a professional kitchen in the heart of Mexico City.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history and education at the University of Pennsylvania and serves on the advisory board of the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Colbert, who teaches at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and directs the Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners Clinic, filed a petition to correct the sentence last year.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 8 June 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.—
Jesse Greenspan,
Scientific American,
10 Dec. 2025
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The residency marks a natural progression in Walker’s evolution toward wearable art that educates, activates, and reorients how communities engage with the past.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
8 Dec. 2025
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