as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
That could mean tutoring, curriculum materials, athletic training, lessons in dance, music or horseback riding, and even tuition at a private in-person academy.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2016
Many of those questions are focused on how CrowdStrike has adapted to prevent a similar outage, why only Windows systems were affected, and what lessons other IT vendors can learn from this, Daniel noted.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Study Spanish, Italian, or Dutch while in the car or air, via lessons that are downloaded and available without a Wi-Fi connection.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
That could mean tutoring, curriculum materials, athletic training, lessons in dance, music or horseback riding, and even tuition at a private in-person academy.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Verb
Lula had learned that lesson the hard way.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2016
Many of those questions are focused on how CrowdStrike has adapted to prevent a similar outage, why only Windows systems were affected, and what lessons other IT vendors can learn from this, Daniel noted.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
Noun
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But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
Verb
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One of the first lessons an old Cree taught me is something every beginner should know: When traveling (but not when hunting), break a twig on a low branch of a tree every 30 to 50 feet.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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The name is a riff on Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, from the X-Men, where Professor X teaches mutants, who are discriminated against by humans for being different, to control their powers.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the latest reading of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge indicated that price increases in April slowed as well.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The doc is built around intimate observational footage, rare archive film clips and readings from Welsh’s novels narrated by Liam Neeson (Batman Begins), Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything), musician Nick Cave, Ruth Negga (Ad Astra) and Stephen Graham (Adolescence).—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The hands-on displays are designed to educate about teamwork, deduction, health care, coordination, agility and cognitive thinking, among others.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Many school districts pay private providers to educate students with special needs.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Do your homework on identifying them and the best means of stopping them.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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Gruden did his homework, going through the names of former KU stars: Aqib Talib, Chris Harris, Gale Sayers, John Riggins, Wilt Chamberlain, JoJo White, Paul Pierce and more.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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