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
Reeti Malhotra
july 6,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2026
The school anticipates that 45% to 50% of its incoming class will be athletes.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 July 2026
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
12 June 2026
Hundreds of striped angelfish and iridescent parrotfish schooled through the water in rippling clouds, scales flashing.
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Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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Noun
At least $13,000 worth of fireworks were stolen from San Juan High School on Sunday, a spokesperson for the school wrote in a social media statement Monday.
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Reeti Malhotra
july 6,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2026
The school anticipates that 45% to 50% of its incoming class will be athletes.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 July 2026
Verb
There are people doing the hard work that schools such as Hi-Mount require.
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Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
12 June 2026
Hundreds of striped angelfish and iridescent parrotfish schooled through the water in rippling clouds, scales flashing.
—
Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for school
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The deal covers the men’s and women’s first teams, academy, esports program and technical staff, with the first Nike kits debuting on July 18.
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Karl Mayer has incorporated its long-running academy training program into the TIC, offering machine training, workshops and hands-on development support aimed at technicians, brand employees, service specialists and textile students.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Lyons taught in the island elementary school for more than 20 years, until there were no more students to teach.
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The suspect, Eli Lavon, 21, was an ultra-Orthodox student at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem.
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The Vatican’s doctrine office went above and beyond the minimum sanctions foreseen by the church’s canon law to respond to the consecrations Wednesday of four new bishops at the society’s Econe, Switzerland, seminary.
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Its young people are increasingly educated and ambitious but many are frustrated over fierce competition for limited jobs.
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During the two decades of American occupation, Afghanistan experienced a sort of peace, one in which women could be educated, work as professionals, and even serve in the military.
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“School.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/school. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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