docent

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Recent Examples of docent Regardless of their final career path, every intern's first assignment is learning to be a docent, mastering the art of guiding visitors on a tour. La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 According to docent Bill Richardson, this type of radio graced hotel lobbies back in the day. Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026 The walk is led by a blind docent who will talk about the importance of senses in exploring nature. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Among one of her volunteer fortes is as a tulip docent. Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for docent
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Noun
  • Legislative expert and law professor Chris Micheli said lawmakers frequently include controversial provisions in bills during the early stages of the legislative process.
    June 24, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Because the schools have to pay the professors.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Washington's Pilates instructor, Erika Bloom, helped the actress turn the pages of her binder — which, by the looks of the vibrant cover, appeared to contain her lines for The Whoopi Monologues.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Their lives gradually shift after meeting No Yeong-ju, an optimistic singing instructor played by Im Ji-eun, whose positive outlook encourages both women to confront their past.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The bat was captured and later tested positive for rabies, allowing doctors to begin the girl's post-exposure vaccination series quickly.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Though Nara Smith kept most details about Whimsy’s cancer battle private, the thumbnail for Wednesday’s video appears to be her husband and a doctor next to an MRI machine.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The initiative provides training and support for educators, requires screening for dyslexia and other learning disabilities and mandates kindergarten attendance.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • For students, educators, business leaders, and policymakers, the question is no longer whether AI will change work.
    C.M. Rubin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Cultural exchanges like these counter distorted media narratives, says Mimi Sheller, dean of the Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, who studies the movement of people around the world.
    Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
  • As Verity Shaye, assistant dean for education at NYU, explained to me, medical educators have long struggled to assess communication and reasoning skills directly.
    Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Love and empathy Dog School started in 2009, when former schoolteacher Adrienne Olivier was volunteering at a local animal shelter and conducting outreach activities in schools and other community spaces.
    Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
  • Fitzpatrick’s father worked at Gary Works, and her mother was a schoolteacher.
    John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Docent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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