as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements
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as in teaching
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 schooling
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
On the Invest Like the Best podcast, host Patrick O’Shaughnessy spoke with the software billionaire who walked away from the spotlight to reinvent schooling.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
In Florida, home-schooling oversight is especially minimal.
—Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
While schooling can help people figure out how to crunch the numbers, the Gen X multimillionaire says there are certain skills, like communication and negotiation, that are hard to learn in the classroom.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
On the Invest Like the Best podcast, host Patrick O’Shaughnessy spoke with the software billionaire who walked away from the spotlight to reinvent schooling.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
But halfway through the fastest Grand Slam in the modern history of tennis, the only pure doubles team in the competition is schooling all-comers.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
In Florida, home-schooling oversight is especially minimal.
—Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooling
Noun
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Cellphone usage continues to be one of the most contentious issues for education leaders.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those areas include voting, healthcare, and education literature.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bautista is teaching the teen class a new routine to perform at the upcoming BayFC halftime.—
Iris Sanchez,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company has a Brunello Cucinelli school, which is a specialized school in Solomeo, Italy, dedicated to preserving and teaching traditional Italian craftsmanship to pass on to future generations.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Each patient was given instructions to continue using the SPFs in the split-face study for the next four days, returning to the office every day for visual assessment.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Putting heart attacks for women in a nuanced context is essential, alongside educating each other on the symptoms.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their flagship farm in Grand Bahama is not only restoring reefs, but also educating communities, training coral farmers, and attracting eco-tourism.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooling. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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