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Recent Examples of docent
These included docent programs for student groups, a public idea contest via COMEUP’s social media, a mobile-friendly networking platform, and live Q&A sessions with speakers.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
The Beach Boys performed there, and stars including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz vacationed there, according to Linda Beal, a volunteer docent at the closed Salton Sea History Museum.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Takahashi also recently designed uniforms for the institution’s staff and docents.
—WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Interpretive docents lead informational hikes and provide education about the natural environment.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
The Beach Boys performed there, and stars including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz vacationed there, according to Linda Beal, a volunteer docent at the closed Salton Sea History Museum.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Takahashi also recently designed uniforms for the institution’s staff and docents.
—WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Interpretive docents lead informational hikes and provide education about the natural environment.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docent
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Once in the United States, Mikhail Brin became a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, while Sergey eventually went on to do graduate work at Stanford University and to eventually co-found Google with Larry Page.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Last week, Jennie Young, a professor at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay who specializes in rhetoric and gender studies, shared a curious email from Bumble’s support staff with her Instagram followers.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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The cruise will be hosted by pro pickleball instructor Bob McDowell.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you strategies to network successfully, revamp your resume and confidently transition into your dream career.—
Judy Lagrou,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2025
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My doctors have warned me to pay attention to symptoms for any long-term effects.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Frequent bouts of rheumatic fever left the kid’s heart so weakened that one childhood doctor predicted a lifespan of 16 years.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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What sets Whop apart is its broad approach—positioning itself not just as a platform for online educators but for any digital entrepreneur looking to sell a service, community, or tool.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The House proposed higher raises for educators than the Senate during the last budget cycle in 2023.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 2025
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the proceedings.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some deans have even been chosen as pope, including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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As mild-mannered schoolteacher Mr. Lisbon, James Woods plays a quiet counterpoint to his domineering wife.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Born in Calgary to a 16-year-old single mother, he was adopted by two schoolteachers and raised in a middle-class home in the city’s suburbs.—
Norimitsu Onishi,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Roach is, clearly, among fashion’s most powerful pedagogues.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2023
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“Docent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docent. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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