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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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
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
The trek is also a separate endeavor from a $200 million campaign to build towering monuments on the temple’s 14-acre property to house the Buddha’s teachings engraved in stone, according to Dong.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The coach has been teaching the sophomore to stay even-keeled in games and hustle.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In the 2021 book, Sarah sees Poppy (Emily Bader) one last time at East Linfield High School because Sarah has a teaching job there with Alex.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
The trek is also a separate endeavor from a $200 million campaign to build towering monuments on the temple’s 14-acre property to house the Buddha’s teachings engraved in stone, according to Dong.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
Small, a social studies teacher at the time, was teaching his class about Emmett Till’s death when a student asked if Till-Mobley was still alive, prompting him to seek her out.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The coach has been teaching the sophomore to stay even-keeled in games and hustle.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaching
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Julia Mejia arguably received the most favorable committee chairmanship of Worrell’s supporters, with education.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Summit speakers explored the current landscape of business and industry across health care, child care, education, manufacturing and development sectors, by discussing trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the region’s economy.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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So prevalent is memorabilia fraud that the United States Postal Inspectors Service devotes an entire page on its website educating consumers how to protect themselves.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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The narrative tracks a woman from an indigenous community in rural India whose job involves educating machine learning systems.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The main reason is that Redzepi is bringing 130 people to Los Angeles from Copenhagen and paying for their housing, transportation and, in many cases, the schooling for staff members’ children.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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That’s because Greenlanders currently have Danish citizenship and access to the Danish welfare system, including free health care and schooling.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Choose the oven’s steam setting if there is one and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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The telenovella follows a woman who is about to get married, while also being in love with another man, and includes several plot twists, cleverly woven intermingled with scenes of the country’s landmark destinations and informative safety instructions for flight passengers.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Teaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaching. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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