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Recent Examples of docent
Among one of her volunteer fortes is as a tulip docent.
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Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026
Francisco George, a longtime art collector and docent at LACMA, is a Frieze regular.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Each day includes an artistic activity, including a conversation with a Modern docent or educator, a gallery project and complimentary food for kids 12 and under.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Today, the mansion is maintained by the National Park system, and docent tours are run during its active season.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026
Francisco George, a longtime art collector and docent at LACMA, is a Frieze regular.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Each day includes an artistic activity, including a conversation with a Modern docent or educator, a gallery project and complimentary food for kids 12 and under.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Today, the mansion is maintained by the National Park system, and docent tours are run during its active season.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docent
Noun
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Calvin Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, said in this case, the quid pro quo is likely broken as Griffith had no way of knowing whether the recipients of the pastries actually went out and voted.—
Maven Navarro,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
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Andrew Whelton, a professor of civil, environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University in Indiana, said that the EPA analysis was not definitive and that the agency used methods that are designed to assess average risk, but don’t pinpoint particularly hazardous areas.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The group included instructor Gianluca Benedetti; Monica Montefalcone, an associate professor of ecology at the University of Genoa; her daughter Giorgia Sommacal; marine biologist Federico Gualtieri; and researcher Muriel Oddenino.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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Culinary instructor Kaylie Kotecki said part of the pizza challenge is research, and students do this by going on the Wise Guys website and seeing what’s on the menu, what different items are called and the common ingredients the restaurant already uses.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
Noun
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
Noun
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At just 11 years old, Sean is already widely known for his science content and as a STEM educator, following in Nye's footsteps.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Kate spent forty minutes with the president of the Reggio Children Foundation, former minister Francesco Profumo, and other educators.—
Stefania Saltalamacchia,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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McMahon’s resume in education includes working as a teacher, coach, dean, activities director, assistant principal and principal.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Walz, who was previously associate dean and department chair of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, as well as as assistant dean for special projects at CONHP, will officially begin her new duties July 1.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The Kremlin also released footage Monday of Putin driving to personally pick up one of his old schoolteachers, Vera Gurevich, from a hotel lobby with a bouquet of flowers and an enthusiastic embrace before taking her for dinner at the Kremlin.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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For schoolteachers, this is worse than whiplash, because there’s a crucial difference between the American-history-is-all-bad or -all-good preferences of the left or the right.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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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
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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 21 May. 2026.
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