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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Recent Examples of lesson
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Atwell has mastered the most important lesson in fashion — knowing your strengths and weaknesses.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Nearing 80-years-old and urged by his wife Grete (Lena Olin) to reduce some of his store of papers, Winton, who never told his family about his role in saving so many refugees, wonders what lessons the scrapbook documenting his work might offer to a wider public.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
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Noun
Just ask Bryson DeChambeau, who learned this lesson the hard way.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Atwell has mastered the most important lesson in fashion — knowing your strengths and weaknesses.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
Verb
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
Nearing 80-years-old and urged by his wife Grete (Lena Olin) to reduce some of his store of papers, Winton, who never told his family about his role in saving so many refugees, wonders what lessons the scrapbook documenting his work might offer to a wider public.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
Noun
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Lowder suffered the loss in both, losing his start in Arizona to Clayton Kershaw, who was on a rehab assignment for the Los Angeles Dodgers.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Here’s my exact approach to helping teens quickly, painlessly complete their missing assignments.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Revere used that skill to teach himself to become an engraver and later a dentist, fashioning implants for his patients.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The film’s director, Catherine Masud, who teaches at UConn, will present and discuss the film on May 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Real Art Ways.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
Noun
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While most of us would run a mile, Colin appears grateful for the attention of this god-like man, who defies the tough biker stereotype by playing piano and reading, his glasses almost turning him into a different person.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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The scripture readings at the Mass focused on the figure of St. Peter and the central passage from John’s Gospel, a text seen as foundational to the pope’s ministry as St. Peter’s successor.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Verb
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From tackling the country’s vicious dictatorship to honing in on intimate personal narratives while shattering taboos, Chilean documentary filmmakers continue to push boundaries and adapt to the pulse of broader social cues, committing to wide-ranging themes that not only educate, but enthral.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Having traveled to 75 countries, bought real estate in 24, established businesses in 7, and educated her children in 4, Kathleen is the go-to expert on expat life.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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An experiment where chronic pain patients learned to turn down negative emotions through a combination of sessions with an online therapist with homework showed significant success easing physical suffering, according to an article in the journal JAMA Network Open.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
7 May 2025
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So our eyes are on the Met Gala red carpet to see who showed up, dressed up, and did their homework.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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