Thesaurus results for TUITION

tuition

noun

tə-ˈwi-shən

Definition of tuition

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 Students selected will receive scholarships via a tuition deduction from courses starting in fall 2026. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 The diverse and tuition-free, year-long directing workshop enters its 52nd year and will again shepherd underrepresented and emerging filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 July 2026 High tuition has contributed to more than half of all undergraduate students in 2025 taking on student loans. — Thomas Adam, Fortune, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tuition

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Ellis said the county and Atlanta’s school board need that tax revenue to fund services like hospitals, courts and childhood education over the next three decades.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
But they're all connected by a love for adventure and a fascination with science—they're here to enjoy Lindblad's iconic education component that frequently sets the company apart from other expedition cruise lines.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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With his teacher’s blessing, the plan for the $200-million Dhammacetiya project was born — 840 stupas bearing Buddha’s teachings in 10 languages, built to last 4,000 years.

— Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Our teaching hospitals, research labs, and universities should benefit from AI leading to faster drug discovery, earlier diagnoses, and new treatments reaching patients sooner.

— Jesse Rothman, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026

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Finding upscale private schooling for their children has become an issue.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Families use them to consult doctors remotely, arrange transport to distant clinics, send photos of wounds and symptoms, ask relatives for money, document abuse and reach schooling that is no longer available in person to many girls and women.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of schooling

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The files included instructions for how to make the S-300 missile system, a centerpiece of Russia’s air defenses inherited from the Soviet Union.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
The moment your environment shifts, with a new product category, a new flavor of spam review or a new way users try to game the system, the instructions need another pass.

— Kayode Faturoti, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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