teaches

present tense third-person singular of teach

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Recent Examples of teaches One of the first of those is when their AI program teaches itself to beat the machine in a notoriously difficult video game. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Spasojevic, who teaches in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, is leading the university’s research into the local donkey population. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Bear also wrote a waltz for a scene where the young widow teaches the boy to dance. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 This exhibit teaches how oxygen and nutrients travel all over the body. — Emma Hall october 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 But the developing countries where those products are grown are likely to face the largest impacts, said Christopher Barrett, who teaches food and agricultural economics at Cornell University. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 More creative only matters if each variation teaches marketers something useful about which problems, benefits, formats or offers resonate. — Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 According to her online obituary, the Tipp City High School and Lee University graduate also volunteered at her church, Christian Life Center, and was part of a program that teaches the Bible to public school students. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Kansas City Mahjong does pop up events around the metro, teaches lessons and sells supplies. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaches
educates
Verb
  • Eton College, located in the English county of Berkshire a stone’s throw from Windsor Castle, educates boys aged 13 to 18 and accepts around 270 students per academic year.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Mary is the executive director of the Berry Center, a nonprofit that educates local communities about sustainable agriculture.
    — Courier Journal staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Teaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaches. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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