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noun

ˈtē-chiŋ How to pronounce teaching (audio)
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as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job

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verb

present participle of teach
as in educating
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 teaching
Noun
These changes threaten to increase classroom sizes, reduce teaching standards and gut federal requirements supporting children with disabilities. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 Imperial Business School has already created digital twins of professors, while Georgia Tech has deployed AI teaching assistant Jill Watson across large online classes. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
Lewis-Weber began teaching the course during his junior year at the college. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Assessments weren’t necessarily connected to what teachers were teaching. — Evan Stone, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teaching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaching
  1. education
  2. educating
  3. schooling
  4. instruction
Noun
  • Gates is optimistic about AI's potential impact on healthcare, education, agriculture, scientific research, government services, small businesses, and more.
    — Jeff Haden, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • To grow its talent pool, GSK India has early career programs such as the xCEL Trainee Program for graduates and initiatives like the GSK Scholars Programme, which aims to support students pursuing STEM education in the country.
    — Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of education
Verb
  • The Property Masters Guild aims to highlight and elevate the craft of the Property Master by raising awareness, fostering collaboration among craft artisans, educating its members and inspiring future generations of Property Masters.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nuss says a lot of the city's work right now is educating people about the potential risks.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of educating
Noun
  • Massachusetts, Vermont, and some other states require only 40 hours of real-estate schooling before licensure.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Even though public schooling became compulsory in 1896, the language barrier and the remote location of many plantations led to gaps in access to these laborers’ formal education.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of schooling
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  • Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • John’s hacking skills prove useful, as does the T-800’s extensive firepower—although per John’s instructions, there are zero human fatalities.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
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