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archaic
: reproof
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: the cost of instruction and maintenance at school
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: the training of a horse for service
especially
: the teaching and exercising of horse and rider in the formal techniques of equitation
Examples of schooling in a Sentence
He has had little schooling.
the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements
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While many states are now embedding financial education into K–12 schooling, the realities confronting a 17-year-old differ vastly from those facing a 22-year-old navigating healthcare deductibles, credit scores, and 401(k) matches.
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Jane Swift, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The program, which would use public money to help pay for private schooling, bitterly divided Republican lawmakers two years ago.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The plan is clear: privatize education, crush unions, slash anti-discrimination policies and leave only the wealthy with access to quality schooling.
—Monifa Bandele, Essence, 29 July 2025
For a schooling in the area’s seafaring history, visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum on Front Street.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 July 2025
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Jane Swift, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The program, which would use public money to help pay for private schooling, bitterly divided Republican lawmakers two years ago.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The plan is clear: privatize education, crush unions, slash anti-discrimination policies and leave only the wealthy with access to quality schooling.
—Monifa Bandele, Essence, 29 July 2025
For a schooling in the area’s seafaring history, visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum on Front Street.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for schooling
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“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooling. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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