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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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
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
For those going to professional schools such as medical school or law school, their ability to borrow will be capped at $50,000 annually and at $200,000 over their lifetime.
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Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
But the court said Title IX did not require schools to let biological males compete on girls’ and women’s teams.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
In order to make time for lessons in coding, robotics, and video editing—all skills that some schools have deemed essential in the digital age—there often isn’t time for cursive or typing.
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Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
30 June 2026
And yet Baum doesn't anticipate many other schools will follow suit.
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Lauren Sausser,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Mubadalah operation also sends representatives to schools and community centers to promote its work.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 June 2026
Before the amendment, violators faced fines of $1,000 for a first violation, $2,500 for a second violation, $5,000 for additional violations within one year and $10,000 for violations near schools, parks and the American River Parkway.
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Velvet Wu
june 23,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The company partners with local schools, libraries and community organizations to host single and multi-day classes, summer camps and birthday parties.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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
This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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.
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Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
Reading scores among high school seniors are at their lowest in decades, according to federal testing data, while schools across the country are grappling with how to respond to waning attention spans and artificial intelligence.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
For those going to professional schools such as medical school or law school, their ability to borrow will be capped at $50,000 annually and at $200,000 over their lifetime.
—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
But the court said Title IX did not require schools to let biological males compete on girls’ and women’s teams.
—
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
In order to make time for lessons in coding, robotics, and video editing—all skills that some schools have deemed essential in the digital age—there often isn’t time for cursive or typing.
—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
30 June 2026
And yet Baum doesn't anticipate many other schools will follow suit.
—
Lauren Sausser,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Mubadalah operation also sends representatives to schools and community centers to promote its work.
—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 June 2026
Before the amendment, violators faced fines of $1,000 for a first violation, $2,500 for a second violation, $5,000 for additional violations within one year and $10,000 for violations near schools, parks and the American River Parkway.
—
Velvet Wu
june 23,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The company partners with local schools, libraries and community organizations to host single and multi-day classes, summer camps and birthday parties.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Verb
Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
There are people doing the hard work that schools such as Hi-Mount require.
—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
12 June 2026
This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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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Bolkiah also spent time at academies with Southampton, Chelsea and Leicester City.
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The national teams of many smaller countries have players who were trained in international soccer academies or who compete at the club level in Europe’s Big Five.
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The Serengeti teaches us that nature doesn’t force alignment.
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Cotter, 29, moved from Chicago and now teaches English at a high school.
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Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge by conservatives to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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Questions — and hopefully lessons Backcountry around the world are waiting for officials to release more information about what decisions Blackbird’s guides made leading into the tragedy.
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