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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Recent Examples of schools
Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
One project of the foundation includes artwork by children — usually in hospitals, refugee centers, orphanages and schools — incorporated into spacesuits produced by ILC Dover, an aerospace manufacturing company.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
While crafting the changes, the district tried to minimize the number of students who would have to change schools, prevent moving students more than once, and prepare for current and future enrollment projections.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Other Southern California schools celebrated success at the competition, with Los Alamitos High School securing the second-place prize of $10,000 with their cheer, band and spirit teams gaining 920 points throughout the weekend.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Sarah Palin protested an initiative that would limit the number of sweets allowed in Pennsylvania schools by staging a delivery of sugar cookies to a Christian school in Bucks County.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Glushon balks at many of Raman’s positions, including her opposition to a law that allows the city to ban homeless people from the streets near schools.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Other schools in the district could have more protests planned in the coming days and weeks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
At the time, four other schools had already forfeited to the Spartans amid a national controversy involving trans player Blaire Fleming.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Noun
In the wake of the tragedy, schools in Tumbler Ridge have been closed for the rest of the week, according to the school district website.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
One project of the foundation includes artwork by children — usually in hospitals, refugee centers, orphanages and schools — incorporated into spacesuits produced by ILC Dover, an aerospace manufacturing company.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
While crafting the changes, the district tried to minimize the number of students who would have to change schools, prevent moving students more than once, and prepare for current and future enrollment projections.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Other Southern California schools celebrated success at the competition, with Los Alamitos High School securing the second-place prize of $10,000 with their cheer, band and spirit teams gaining 920 points throughout the weekend.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Sarah Palin protested an initiative that would limit the number of sweets allowed in Pennsylvania schools by staging a delivery of sugar cookies to a Christian school in Bucks County.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Glushon balks at many of Raman’s positions, including her opposition to a law that allows the city to ban homeless people from the streets near schools.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Other schools in the district could have more protests planned in the coming days and weeks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
At the time, four other schools had already forfeited to the Spartans amid a national controversy involving trans player Blaire Fleming.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schools
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Pat Cooligan owns multiple Renzo Gracie academies, which are named after his mentor and master instructor, one of the many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the legendary Gracie family.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The pastoral was required reading in military academies.—
Gerard F. Powers,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Aleys teaches Marte to read, but Aleys will suffer for her ideas.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Newsom doesn’t have much in common with voters in states like Ohio or Pennsylvania, Dan Schnur, who teaches political communications at University of California Berkeley and University of Southern California, said.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Alzheimer’s Association educates the public that finding Alzheimer’s disease early is key to getting them information, care and support quickly.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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