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to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a master gardener taught us about the basics of organic gardening
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Recent Examples of taught
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
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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.
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Karina Torres Figueroa,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Friday Night Lights taught us that clear eyes and full hearts can't lose.
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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.
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Big Think,
5 Aug. 2025
Technical skills can be taught.
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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.
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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.
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Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
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Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
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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.
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Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taught
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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).
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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.
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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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Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London.
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But, as Mitski well recognizes — and was obviously able to convince management and booking — the 8,000 or so mostly young people who were able to attend over the course of a week won’t likely ever forget being this thoroughly schooled.
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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.
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The Georgia Department of Public Health was able to use state funds to maintain its AIDS Drug Assistance Program without disruption until federal funds arrived, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
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And why hitters are still able to be successful when facing an average fastball velocity that's steadily increased year-over-year.
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The actor is certainly qualified to share guidance, as he's been married to Rita Wilson for nearly four decades.
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Duffy said the move was intended to hold states accountable for ensuring only qualified and properly vetted drivers were allowed behind the wheel of commercial trucks.
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And Ormund Hightower appears to be very capable at this particular game, which should come as no surprise given Otto was his uncle and the Hightowers are wildly rich and powerful.
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The powerful winds are capable of causing catastrophic damage to structures while downing trees and power lines, and producing prolonged power outages.
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Both sites enlist business leaders, project managers, engineers, marketing specialists and other knowledgeable experts in a wide array of fields.
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The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming, ready to answer any questions guests might have about a cocktail menu that changes throughout the year.
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This highly competent, obsessive duo tumbles into a self-destructive cat-and-mouse dynamic — but who’s the cat and who’s the mouse?
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The burden of this rule will fall heaviest on first-generation and nontraditional students — the exact demographic necessary to build a culturally competent health care workforce.
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“Taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taught. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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