as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a private tutor handled the tuition of their children
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Recent Examples of tuition
Annual tuition ranges from $17,201 for two days a week to $32,857 for five days, according to its website.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The department argues these changes will push some graduate programs to reduce their tuition costs.
—Kaelyn Lara, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The Department of Education disbursed the money to the school, which deducted the tuition costs and forwarded the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Once upon a time — in the 1960s, really — California’s college systems did not charge tuition.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The department argues these changes will push some graduate programs to reduce their tuition costs.
—Kaelyn Lara, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The Department of Education disbursed the money to the school, which deducted the tuition costs and forwarded the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Once upon a time — in the 1960s, really — California’s college systems did not charge tuition.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tuition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuition
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The museum spans 630,000 square feet, housing spaces for exhibitions, film screenings, public programming, education, and scholarly research.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Through adoptions, education, outreach, and field services, the shelter provides critical support to promote responsible pet care in the community.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Gustavus Adolphus College said in a statement that Banks is on leave and has made plans to cover his teaching and advising duties.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Austrian government plans to accompany the ban with an effort to beef up schools' teaching of how to use media and deal with artificial intelligence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Particularly alarming, rights organizations say, is the presence of children as young as 10 working in mines, often alongside adults in hazardous conditions, deprived of schooling and exposed to exploitation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Texas created a nearly universal, $1 billion school choice program in May to help pay for private schooling and homeschooling.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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More than 7 million student loan borrowers who have been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices beginning Friday with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt, the Education Department said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The candy bars, which are likely to be circulated in unofficial sales channels across Europe, can be identified by a unique batch code assigned to individual bars and when scanned would relay instructions on how to contact KitKat, the company said.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuition. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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