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Recent Examples of learner
California’s public schools serve more English learner students than any other state.
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Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Our older daughter took her first turns on the little learner hill just outside the daycare area (then at the Clocktower Base, the only base at that time).
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
One of his highest-performing students today is a special needs learner.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Only an elite group of gifted word-learner dogs can retain the names of hundreds of toys.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Naperville resident Doris Knoch Wood was a lifelong learner always looking to give back to the community, those who knew her say.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Fox 13 reported that Jimenez was driving with a learner’s permit during the incident.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
English is the most popular language studied worldwide, accounting for more than 42 percent of TalkPal’s learner base.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The student is an English language learner who has received services for less than two years, and a group of the student’s school educators determines that promotion is appropriate.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Our older daughter took her first turns on the little learner hill just outside the daycare area (then at the Clocktower Base, the only base at that time).
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
One of his highest-performing students today is a special needs learner.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Only an elite group of gifted word-learner dogs can retain the names of hundreds of toys.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Naperville resident Doris Knoch Wood was a lifelong learner always looking to give back to the community, those who knew her say.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Fox 13 reported that Jimenez was driving with a learner’s permit during the incident.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
English is the most popular language studied worldwide, accounting for more than 42 percent of TalkPal’s learner base.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The student is an English language learner who has received services for less than two years, and a group of the student’s school educators determines that promotion is appropriate.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learner
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Harper and Yasmin, who’s emerged as the series’ co-lead, started out among Pierpoint’s newest hires; by the end of Season 3, the firm had been effectively dissolved, its novice traders scattered to the winds.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The story of how 36-year-old novice producer Robert Evans became the head of production at Paramount in 1966 is the stuff of legend.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
9 Feb. 2026
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The goal is to engage kids in learning about history and civic engagement while putting them on a path to potentially work in the music industry, said the department’s Chief Academic Officer Irene Parisi.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Early life as a theater kid Van Der Beek, who was raised in Cheshire, Connecticut, started acting at 13 after suffering a concussion playing football that prevented him from playing for a year on doctor’s orders.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The trails break down to 16 percent beginner, 55 percent intermediate, and 29 percent advanced runs.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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While my group of beginners played on one half of the ice, across the ice was a league game at play among club members with less than five years of experience in the sport.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Greenblatt said the newcomers have also drawn much of their business from the more skilled bettors — known as sharps — who tend to be less profitable for gambling companies.—
Peyton Forte,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Eight candidates, most of them newcomers, are seeking six available seats on the La Jolla Community Planning Association board in its annual election.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Three of the Celtics’ current rotation players — center Luka Garza, rookie wing Gonzalez and trade-deadline addition Nikola Vucevic — have never played with Tatum.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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SpaceX's upcoming Crew-12 launch for NASA will fly a pair of veteran astronauts and a pair of rookies to the orbital lab for an extended stay.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Strong was a finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award, given to the top small forward, as a freshman in 2025.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Offseason turnover saw the Knights add 31 new faces to the roster, including transfers and incoming freshmen.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Finally, and very importantly for the greenhorns among us: What’s your tip for getting rid of soreness after a ride?—
Samantha Dunn,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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“Learner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learner. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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