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
The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The real culprits of America’s education problem may be skyrocketing tuition and lack of entry-level opportunities—pushing new Gen Z graduates into blue-collar careers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Wednesday’s briefs said some of those payments involved business transactions, while others were loans, such as a $6,798 loan to cover school tuition for Rodriguez’s daughter and a payment to a landlord.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
For a university like LSU, where in-state tuition and fees total $27,876, the COACH Act would cap the Tigers’ next football boss’ annual compensation at roughly $278,760.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The real culprits of America’s education problem may be skyrocketing tuition and lack of entry-level opportunities—pushing new Gen Z graduates into blue-collar careers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Wednesday’s briefs said some of those payments involved business transactions, while others were loans, such as a $6,798 loan to cover school tuition for Rodriguez’s daughter and a payment to a landlord.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
For a university like LSU, where in-state tuition and fees total $27,876, the COACH Act would cap the Tigers’ next football boss’ annual compensation at roughly $278,760.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuition
Noun
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But Jesmore said talking to his grandson about the design of the new world headquarters, which will be more open-concept for collaboration rather than individual offices, was an education.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Abigail Spanberger, our candidate, three pillars to her campaign, affordability, jobs, and education, which is about kids, but also about our workforce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Television led her to step back from teaching yoga, but her heart is still in it and continues to motivate her brand.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 1854, Riemann was required to deliver a lecture to secure a teaching position at the University of Göttingen.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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Milwaukee has a huge reading crisis, involving the large majority of students in all schools and all sectors of schooling in the city.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The South Florida community, the NBA community, the schooling community have been amazing.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In Uttar Pradesh, a development initiative provided community health workers with a smartphone app that combined diagnostic and treatment instructions with a client-management program.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Customers can tap their phones to the bag’s logo to access brand videos, authentication verification, care instructions, and personalized questionnaires.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuition. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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