Thesaurus results for SCHOOLINGS

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noun

ˈskü-liŋ

Definition of schooling

as in education

the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements

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verb

present participle of school

as in teaching

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions

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The California State University system currently requires undergraduate applicants whose schooling was in a language other than English to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language to prove their proficiency in the language. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Public schools also face more competition than ever, including homeschooling, private schools and online schooling options. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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Taylor has been schooling La Trice on how to play the game, and then came up with a big Veto win this week. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 Google DeepMind's Sierra Leone study, led by research director Irina Jurenka, reports its AI tutor, Guided Learning, helped students gain over a year's worth of schooling in just eight weeks. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for schooling

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Most of his son’s school day is in a special education classroom, but his plan requires him to spend a certain amount of time in a general education classroom alongside his peers.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The Catholic preschools’ argument had relied heavily on a series of Supreme Court decisions, starting in 2017, that involved religious schools and public funding – and shifted the wall between church and state in education.

— Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of education

Noun

That role demands reliable equipment capable of transmitting strategic instructions during severe national security crises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of instruction

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Torres is a board member of the Dallas Mexican American Historical League (DMAHL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the city's Mexican American history.

— Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Even more impressive is the company’s commitment to the local community and environment, and to educating guests about the area’s Indigenous culture and heritage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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