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
Half of those seats are reserved for the children of Xavier employees and students, who all get a 10% tuition discount, as do Xavier alumni.
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Still, Cole was expelled and the school did not return any tuition payments to the family, which allegedly totaled $48,000.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Now, 29 years later, Happy returns to the course, this time a father having to find money to fund his daughter’s dance school tuition.
—Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 2 July 2025
The short runway gives the state just months to contract with the vendor, hire new staff and implement rules for the program in time for families to apply for around $7,300 to pay for private school tuition.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Still, Cole was expelled and the school did not return any tuition payments to the family, which allegedly totaled $48,000.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Now, 29 years later, Happy returns to the course, this time a father having to find money to fund his daughter’s dance school tuition.
—Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 2 July 2025
The short runway gives the state just months to contract with the vendor, hire new staff and implement rules for the program in time for families to apply for around $7,300 to pay for private school tuition.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuition
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With financial struggles and worries often cited as reasons for people having fewer children, solutions often focus on calling for policies that include making child care, health care, housing and education more accessible.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Pulling the plug on these dollars is likely to impact rural stations the most, which feed information, entertainment and education to isolated communities.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The ambitious five-year program aims to train 400,000 educators, which is approximately 10 percent of the U.S. teaching workforce, and will scale nationally from its New York hub.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The federation's ultimate goal is to train 400,000 educators — about 10% of the U.S. teaching workforce — at the in-person facility over the next five years.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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These needs arise from our birth, parents, schooling, society, values, beliefs and loved ones since our childhood.—
Sonal Jain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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But traditional schooling doesn’t always fit every families’ lifestyle or values, especially those that feel their child is being forced into a curriculum or school environment that supports or even understands their needs as a student.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
9 July 2025
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The first is do not send or accept wire instructions by email.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Some sirens can broadcast specific instructions, which can help.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuition. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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