as in academy
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
one of the first schools in the country to admit girls as students
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as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
By nomination morning, Barker would be 27, a YouTube creator within striking distance of a company most film school graduates only dream about.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Glory to God, a facility that provides physical therapy, behavioral therapy, and schooling for medically fragile children, is among those affected.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Noun
So far, the Big 12 has not weighed in on the Sorsby case but last week the Texas attorney general’s office warned the league of potential legal action from Texas Tech for any sanctions against the school or Sorsby.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
By nomination morning, Barker would be 27, a YouTube creator within striking distance of a company most film school graduates only dream about.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
Verb
Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Glory to God, a facility that provides physical therapy, behavioral therapy, and schooling for medically fragile children, is among those affected.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for school
Noun
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Born in Brooklyn to Nigerian parents, but raised in London, Balogun came through the prestigious Arsenal academy.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Of the 840 kids that have gone through the academy in the past 14 years, 71 have received Evans Scholarships, Wimsatt said.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Mauricio Novelli, the entrepreneur behind LIBRA, ran the investing courses where Adorni taught in 2022, and Adorni was among the officials in the room when Novelli brought his American partner, Hayden Davis, into the Casa Rosada for the LIBRA soirée.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Jan, the executive producer of the film, reached out to Shilpi Gulati, a filmmaker who teaches at the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, to work on the project.—
Neha Bhatt,
NPR,
13 June 2026
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Jerry Brown left seminary before becoming a priest but made his Jesuit education central to his political identity — especially his frugality, environmentalism and preference for rehabilitation over incarceration.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission board voted to lift the probation that was placed on the seminary in 2023 after a financial audit uncovered serious problems threatening the school’s long-term stability.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Verb
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His agent, a Ghanaian called Alex Quaye, was a banker by profession, having been educated in the United States at the University of Charleston.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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“School.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/school. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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