as in education
the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something
They showed the children films that provided edification and not just entertainment.
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Recent Examples of edification
In 1943, American publishers began to produce Armed Services Editions, for soldiers overseas—millions of books that provided edification, amusement, even bouts of peace.
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Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Our species draws upon them for pleasure, for edification, for inspiration and motivation, and sometimes for a cheesy simulacrum of such things.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
The problem is that edification isn’t in and of itself dramatic or even necessarily nuanced.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2023
The report is based on data from 2021 and is intended for the edification of business and political leaders.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Our species draws upon them for pleasure, for edification, for inspiration and motivation, and sometimes for a cheesy simulacrum of such things.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
The problem is that edification isn’t in and of itself dramatic or even necessarily nuanced.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2023
The report is based on data from 2021 and is intended for the edification of business and political leaders.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edification
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Shelly is poised to finish her long years of education by completing a two-year fellowship.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Musk promised to find $2 trillion in savings, which could mean sharp cuts in domestic programs for education, health and housing; defense spending; and the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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What was your relationship to pop culture as a teen?Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many are calling on the federal government and the Catholic Church to invest in opportunities in Indian Country for tribal members to revitalize their culture, such as by helping to fund language immersion programs.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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In response, Meta has invested millions in its election fact-checking and media literacy initiatives and prohibits ads that discourage users from voting, question the election’s legitimacy or feature premature victory claims.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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True Tamplin covers topics in finance and business, with a focus on financial literacy, personal finance, and entrepreneurship.True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the Clipper mission signifies a dawning era of enlightenment as this region’s subsurface seas snap into sharper focus.Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
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This is a powerful moment for healing and connection — deep emotional conversations bring enlightenment.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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But over the last decade and a half, the goal of learning has given way to proxies for learning: grades and degrees.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Preventing the production of this protein prevented the recall of the memory of the learning experience in question.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Sedona is a playground for all kinds of people, with interests as wide-ranging as fortune telling, aura reading, and crystal healing to mountain biking, hiking, climbing, and trail running.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The consumer price index, another key inflation measure, was up 2.4% annually in September, according to the BLS — a 0.1 percentage point slowdown from August and the smallest annual reading since February 2021.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Edification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edification. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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