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
Democrats argued the proposal will lower revenue as many out-of-state students pay higher tuition rates than Florida students, while also making the system less attractive to the brightest students.
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Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Agents are now beginning to handle some of those private tasks — like paying tuition, gathering health information, and handling sensitive paperwork — so for firms managing security for businesses, hospitals, and banks, identifying AI is no longer enough.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
As tuition and fees have risen, institutions face tough questions about time to completion and return on investment.
—Jeremy Haefner, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Clara was still furious that Bridie had allowed Finn to pay her full tuition at Cornell.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Agents are now beginning to handle some of those private tasks — like paying tuition, gathering health information, and handling sensitive paperwork — so for firms managing security for businesses, hospitals, and banks, identifying AI is no longer enough.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
As tuition and fees have risen, institutions face tough questions about time to completion and return on investment.
—Jeremy Haefner, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Clara was still furious that Bridie had allowed Finn to pay her full tuition at Cornell.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuition
Noun
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Nearly a third of teachers hold a second job that is unrelated to education, including driving Ubers, delivering food, and working as bartenders and waiters.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Julia Taylor is a former educator and an education advocate with Arkansas Appleseed Legal Justice Center.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 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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Currently, Colorado supports the youngest and the oldest students enrolled in private schools through tuition vouchers or indirectly through tax incentives, but abandons them in the intervening and arguably most important years of schooling.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lilian never liked those parents who talked about their children’s schooling as preparation for the future.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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