as in academy
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
one of the first schools in the country to admit girls as students
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as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions
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Recent Examples of school
Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
The investigation began on Saturday when Sanford PD received an anonymous tip regarding a video of an unknown male threatening to shoot students at the school, the police department said.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Karen Weise, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Steve tries to push back with mail in ballots, but Kimberly schools him on how the voting laws differ by state.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Immigration officers arrested a recent Columbia University graduate over his role in pro-Palestinian activism, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s offensive against students protesting Israel at the school.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
The investigation began on Saturday when Sanford PD received an anonymous tip regarding a video of an unknown male threatening to shoot students at the school, the police department said.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Microsoft, on the cusp of its 50th anniversary and schooled by its antitrust fight more than two decades ago, is arguably tech’s savviest player on policy issues, with a strong lobbying arm and executives who have nurtured contacts in both political parties.
—Karen Weise, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Steve tries to push back with mail in ballots, but Kimberly schools him on how the voting laws differ by state.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for school
Noun
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The academy is described as a community of educators who play an integral role in preparing the next generation of teachers in the Golden Apple Scholars and Accelerators programs.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Goswami praised her collaborators but also thanked the AFA academy — and herself.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In a red carpet interview at SXSW this weekend, Affleck explained that making his kids work for their allowance helps curb some of their impulses to spend and teaches them the value of a dollar.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Veterinarians work hard to become DVMs, and they’ve been taught to interpret symptoms and get to the proper diagnosis.—
Massimiliano Melis,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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It’s headed by Rabbi Avi Weiss and Rabba Sara Hurwitz, the founders of liberal Orthodox seminaries in New York City.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Born in Poland in 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyła attended clandestine seminaries and frequented groups of intellectuals who met in secret to discuss ways of undermining Communism from within.—
Yvonnick Denoël,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The nonprofit sector should leverage this potential wealth transfer by investing time in educating donors about the importance of unrestricted gifts.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The state agencies charged with addressing hard drug addiction and the safe use of cannabis are failing to educate the public as to the dangers of drug use.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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“School.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/school. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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