as in academies
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 teaches
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions
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Noun
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Book ban at military service academies draws flak from Congress.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Now, the anti-DEI policy in the military appears aimed at curriculum and materials at the service academies.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No one ever teaches you how to say goodbye as a human or animal uhh my heartstrings.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Fall teaches us the importance of letting go.—
Jennifer Kamara,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schools. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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