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
History teaches us the cost of failing to act in time.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Power teaches people what to fear, how to name danger, and where to direct their apprehension.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Juan Jose Moncunill-Molto teaches the engineering class.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
An Oakland woman teaches people how to stitch together their own stories of activism and belonging.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
David Nimmer, a longtime copyright attorney who also teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that under anti-bootlegging laws, the artists technically own the original compositions and live recordings.
—Christopher Weber, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Arghavan runs a small language school that teaches French to Iranians who want to live in the Canadian province of Quebec.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Arab heritage teaches us to encompass and absorb everything.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Corey, 41, teaches business courses at Uniondale High School in Uniondale, New York.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Power teaches people what to fear, how to name danger, and where to direct their apprehension.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Juan Jose Moncunill-Molto teaches the engineering class.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
An Oakland woman teaches people how to stitch together their own stories of activism and belonging.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
David Nimmer, a longtime copyright attorney who also teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that under anti-bootlegging laws, the artists technically own the original compositions and live recordings.
—Christopher Weber, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Arghavan runs a small language school that teaches French to Iranians who want to live in the Canadian province of Quebec.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Arab heritage teaches us to encompass and absorb everything.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Corey, 41, teaches business courses at Uniondale High School in Uniondale, New York.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Apr. 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.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gordon has led the Sacramento County Office of Education since 2004, overseeing an agency that directly educates more than 30,000 children and adults each year and provides support services to more than 250,000 students across 13 districts, according to previous Bee reporting.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Teaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaches. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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