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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Recent Examples of school
Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Reveal your new hairstyle when your kids come home from school.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
When Wes Craven’s OG Scream first hit theaters in 1996, we were removed enough from the Golden Age of Slasher Flicks to genuinely miss those grindhouse staples while being deeply video store-schooled in them to get the references.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Few schools with major Jewish populations saw their grades decline.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Reveal your new hairstyle when your kids come home from school.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Sheikh Dibo was schooled in Sufism, one of the dominant strains of Islam in northern Syria.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
When Wes Craven’s OG Scream first hit theaters in 1996, we were removed enough from the Golden Age of Slasher Flicks to genuinely miss those grindhouse staples while being deeply video store-schooled in them to get the references.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for school
Noun
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On the academy’s streaming platform — even Oscar voting is streamed — voters had to check a box attesting to having watched each nominee before voting in a category.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The awards are part of AFAA’s broader programming slate, which include Asian cinema screenings and the academy’s Journey to the Festivals initiative, through which students are escorted to film festivals worldwide.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That led to the creation of In the Lab with Adam Bartley, a series of acting workshops in May designed to teach local actors the ins and outs of acting on camera.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, Horvath said, giving AI to students without clear instructions or parameters teaches students how to rely on the device, not their own critical thinking.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Larijani was born June, 3, 1958, in Najaf in neighboring Iraq, where his father, Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli, was studying at the Shia seminary.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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Taylor grew up evangelical and got a master’s from Fuller Theological Seminary, at the time one of the country’s most prominent evangelical seminaries.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Salon professionals can end up spending significant money on products and time educating clients, only to see little to no ROI in return.—
Kelley Swing,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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“School.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/school. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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