as in assignment
something assigned to be read or studied
your lesson for tonight will be the chapter on chemical reactions
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as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners
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Recent Examples of lesson
Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Now, New London has a beautiful eight-lane pool open for swim lessons, lap swim and family swim multiple times a week.
—Claire Benedict, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Some brands have learnt that lesson the hard way.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Its lessons are ones Republicans should ponder — and fast.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Now, New London has a beautiful eight-lane pool open for swim lessons, lap swim and family swim multiple times a week.
—Claire Benedict, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
One travel expert learned that lesson the hard way while arriving in Tanzania after a red-eye flight.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Some brands have learnt that lesson the hard way.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
Noun
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Among life’s great procrastinations, putting off making a will seems to top insignificant things like delaying cleaning the house or starting a homework assignment.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Before this week, teachers like Hale routinely directed their students to The World Factbook for school assignments, international travelers used it to assess security risks and vaccine recommendations, and journalists relied on its data to add context to their reporting.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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For example, if ST Engineering can make advanced vehicles in a country with more space for production plants than Singapore, the company would collaborate and teach them how to build them in a co-production effort.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Colleges and universities are teaching full courses dedicated to understanding Bad Bunny’s work as a site of critical inquiry.—
Dr. Carlos A Torre,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Both readings were less than anticipated, in a positive sign for consumers.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Years of disinvestment, inconsistent arts funding and bureaucratic contracting delays have hollowed out the robust infrastructure that allows these artists to educate fellow New Yorkers.—
Kimberly Olsen,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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This is my kind of detective homework.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Her sons were doing their homework.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesson. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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