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verb

past tense of teach

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Recent Examples of taught
Verb
The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry. Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025 Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025 Girl Scouts also taught me how to lead with confidence, communicate effectively and manage my time, all skills that became essential throughout my academic journey. Karina Torres Figueroa, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 Friday Night Lights taught us that clear eyes and full hearts can't lose. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025 His professional experience taught him valuable lessons about the human side of wealth management over the long term. Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025 Technical skills can be taught. Jeff Weiss, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 These stores taught young girls how to navigate fashion retail and gave them a safe space to experiment with style. Essence, 4 Aug. 2025 His father Moise worked as a computer programmer for the Community Renewal Team in Hartford, and his mother Elise taught French at the Renbrook School for many years. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taught
Adjective
  • Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs).
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves.
    Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Framers—55 delegates, most educated in Latin, Greek, and classical rhetoric—weren’t building a government to run people’s lives.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Their book, which has already sold more than 400,000 copies around the world, arrives at a time of both bloody religious conflict and rapidly collapsing religious belief, especially among the young and the highly educated.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The girl was from New Jersey, where parents are not required to inform the government of their intent to home-school a child and where a lack of state oversight means many children go un-schooled.
    Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, a mother seeking asylum would not be able to add her child to her application, according to Conchita Cruz with the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • After investigating the shooting, Boston Police detectives were able to obtain a warrant for the suspect out of Suffolk County Juvenile Court for several gun charges and armed assault to murder.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • That said, these are average rates, and qualified borrowers who take the time to shop around for lower rates may find more affordable options.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The lowest APRs are only available to the most qualified applicants, depending on credit profile and the state where the property is located, and those who also select ten year loan terms; APRs will be higher for other applicants and those who select longer loan terms.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Bills have a host of capable receiving options like Shakir, tight end Dalton Kincaid and now wide receiver DJ Moore, who was acquired for a second round pick, but the team still has a need at the position.
    Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The law also explicitly states that allowing a reasonably capable child to walk to school or travel to a nearby park unsupervised does not, by itself, constitute neglect.
    Stephen Johnson, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Caleb Davies, another Kalshi trader who has earned $389,000 in culture markets over the past two years, says that the absence of financial organizations or syndicates of traders with big money allows knowledgeable traders to profit off of people who simply bet on their faves.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In Cuba there is no rule of law that allows cases to be judged by an independent court, laws are frequently changed, and confiscation is part of the legal code and can be used as a tool of repression, lawyers knowledgeable about Cuban laws told the Miami Herald.
    Sarah Moreno Updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Prosecutors noted that once a defendant is found not competent and not restorable, there is no legal path to continue a criminal case.
    Stepheny Price , Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Trax is a pragmatic, usable, and competent subcompact utility with a realistic price tag and a modern feel for everyday driving.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taught. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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