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Recent Examples of reteach
But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach some basics.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Patients use special exercises and technology, like electric stimulation, to reteach their nervous system to control movement.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024
Wallinger suffered an aneurysm in 2001 and had to reteach himself to talk and play instruments.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Advertisement Searles set out to reteach the bears some boundaries using a combination of non-lethal methods — sometimes a gentle word, sometimes a sting to the hindquarters with rubber buckshot — that have netted ursine attention and respect.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
And staff are working around the clock to reteach foundational skills -- such as first-grade phonics -- that some students lost during the pandemic.
—al, 10 Nov. 2021
During effective math programs, for example, tutors don’t simply reteach the previous year’s lessons.
—al, 25 Aug. 2021
The fact is that, many times, the future requires us to reteach and retool the organization.
—Brad Cousins, Forbes, 18 May 2021
While Easter and Passover use food to help reteach the lessons, the holy month of Ramadan is about going without food and drink during the daylight hours.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2021
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Patients use special exercises and technology, like electric stimulation, to reteach their nervous system to control movement.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024
Wallinger suffered an aneurysm in 2001 and had to reteach himself to talk and play instruments.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Advertisement Searles set out to reteach the bears some boundaries using a combination of non-lethal methods — sometimes a gentle word, sometimes a sting to the hindquarters with rubber buckshot — that have netted ursine attention and respect.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
And staff are working around the clock to reteach foundational skills -- such as first-grade phonics -- that some students lost during the pandemic.
—al, 10 Nov. 2021
During effective math programs, for example, tutors don’t simply reteach the previous year’s lessons.
—al, 25 Aug. 2021
The fact is that, many times, the future requires us to reteach and retool the organization.
—Brad Cousins, Forbes, 18 May 2021
While Easter and Passover use food to help reteach the lessons, the holy month of Ramadan is about going without food and drink during the daylight hours.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reteach
Verb
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Struggling to read greens by consistently missing left or right is aided by digital green readers that retrain your brain to read the subtle undulations of the green.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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That money was provided to retrain temporary elections workers.—
Skyler Swisher,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
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The state wants Exxon to pay billions of dollars and to reeducate the public that the vast majority of plastic isn’t recyclable and is just trash.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Sep. 2024
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Like Astrid and Lydia before her, Gen Z is being reeducated via horror-movie camp humor.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 Sep. 2024
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Members of the Blue Origin staff will familiarize the crew with the layout of the capsule, including the location of the cameras and oxygen mask, as well as how to correspond with ground control.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Johnson recommends familiarizing yourself with airplane safety features, including emergency exits.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Reteach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reteach. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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