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
At four-year public colleges, in-state tuition and fees averaged $11,950 for the 2025-2026 academic year, while at four-year private schools, those costs averaged $45,000.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
The Pentagon’s Tuition Assistance Program covered tuition at these universities for the military, taking graduate courses and degrees to improve their skills but that’s now been completely eliminated.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
The organizations can distribute the funds to families for things like private school tuition, tutoring and transportation.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
That makes attracting students and collecting tuition more difficult.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
The Pentagon’s Tuition Assistance Program covered tuition at these universities for the military, taking graduate courses and degrees to improve their skills but that’s now been completely eliminated.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
The organizations can distribute the funds to families for things like private school tuition, tutoring and transportation.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
That makes attracting students and collecting tuition more difficult.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuition
Noun
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For one, people who sit on school boards in Minnesota are largely the candidates that teachers unions want to see running education.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Congress largely rejected those cuts last month, although funding for programs focusing on social drivers of health, such as access to food, housing and education, were axed.—
Angela Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Take teaching, where an AI chatbot could grade homework but wouldn't be able to manage a classroom of children, the researchers noted.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The cuts would also include about 116 positions from central offices, including some teaching jobs.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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As part of Texas’ $1 billion school voucher-style program, children with disabilities can receive up to $30,000 to go toward private schooling this fall.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Senate plan would put $25 million of the pension apportionment funds into the state budget for the Parental Choice Tax Credit, which helps families pay for private schooling.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Mar. 2026
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Once the pedestrians are out of the way, the car slowly pulls into the intersection before stopping again as the HSI agents approach, shouting instructions for the driver to stop.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Despite these declines, Massachusetts still ranks relatively high compared to other states, but risks falling behind states that have recently improved their literacy instruction, including Mississippi and Florida.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuition. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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