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as in schooling
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a teacher who devoted herself to the education of children with special needs
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as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated
a person whose extensive education was obvious to all who met him
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Recent Examples of education
The couple also founded the Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing education and meals to children in Ghana.
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Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Moreover, physician education remains a key challenge.
—Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
And finally, Tallahassee’s assault on public education is showing no signs of slowing.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Some educators say the administration's moves to cut funding at colleges and universities amounts to a war on higher education.
—NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Moreover, physician education remains a key challenge.
—Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
And finally, Tallahassee’s assault on public education is showing no signs of slowing.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Some educators say the administration's moves to cut funding at colleges and universities amounts to a war on higher education.
—NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for education
Noun
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Without the center’s proximity to her home and schooling and without the child care scholarship, Ivory said her situation might look completely different.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2025
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Forward-thinking employers could consider offering education advisors or even stipends to help parents explore the best schooling options for their children.—
Sara Mauskopf,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This will expand credit access and improve financial literacy among entrepreneurs.—
Sarvesh Baveja,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Empowers parents with strategies to shield children from the dangers of social media while fostering digital literacy.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
23 Mar. 2025
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The law barred state funds from going toward the teachings of critical race theory, an academic framework emphasizing slavery’s impact on society today.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
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He’s been writing, editing and teaching for nearly 50 years, with stops in Hagerstown, Maryland; Riverside, California; Annapolis; Baltimore; and, since 1981, Washington.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Note that Club membership is free and comes with an invitation to join the Technical Committee composed of architects, designers, consultants, and purchasing leaders with experience in healthier and more sustainable supply chains and knowledge of the necessary sciences.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Scientists are humans, the nature of whose work leads them into the unknown in search of new knowledge and truth.—
Primary care physicians,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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Through the years, North talked about his experiences as a child actor, saying producers were most interested in obtaining a performance out of him while his schooling was neglected, despite California laws requiring three hours of instruction a day for child actors.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The apprentices also earn a progressive wage beginning at $15 an hour and technical instruction provided by the state Department of Education, among other benefits.—
Lena Miano,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2025
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Her daughter who has dyslexia and receives special education services misses out on crucial learning time as a result.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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Human dancers perform movements while wearing motion capture suits, and this data is fed into Atlas' learning model.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Harper has seven scholarship spots remaining to meet the new NCAA Division 15-player roster cap.—
Kevin Utz,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Future scholarship dollars could also potentially be reallocated under the increasing financial burden of revenue sharing, which will largely be directed to revenue sports.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/education. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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