docent

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Recent Examples of docent Francisco George, a longtime art collector and docent at LACMA, is a Frieze regular. Tyler Matthew Oyer feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Each day includes an artistic activity, including a conversation with a Modern docent or educator, a gallery project and complimentary food for kids 12 and under. Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 Today, the mansion is maintained by the National Park system, and docent tours are run during its active season. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026 This approach differs from the traditional docent model, which often centers on the transmission of information. Devon Akmon, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for docent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docent
Noun
  • Marketing professor Jonah Berger emphasizes that understanding linguistics can enhance our communication skills, enabling us to fit in, persuade, engage, and positively influence others, especially with the aid of advanced language analysis tools and his SPEACC Framework.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Wider access will probably mean more outbreaks, said Donald Schaffner, a Rutgers University food science professor.
    Laura Ungar, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The instructor will start off by giving attendees a prompt to spark creativity along with stress-reducing breathing exercises.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Many local instructors will be participating in a rally organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators in downtown Raleigh to call for more state investment in education.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The group contains multiple doctors and lawyers.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Charlotte Observer spoke to North Carolina doctors about how to mitigate your colon cancer risk by eating less red meat, less ultraprocessed food and more fiber.
    Eva Flowe April 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As a result, educators are leaving the profession, classrooms are overcrowded, and mental health counselors and other critical supports are disappearing.
    Kevin Vick, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Many educators say schools could do more to include students labeled EBD in general education classrooms.
    Laurie Stern, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mike McDonald, who graduated from Bellarmine in 1957, was the dean of the group, with 1960 Notre Dame graduates Marilou Cristina and Colleen Block providing more than equal representation for the women’s side.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The performance also comes as Shelly Berg, the dean of the Frost School of Music, prepares to retire in May.
    Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Harford County Council member and schoolteacher Jacob Bennett will return to the classroom after an investigation by Child Protective Services found a complaint against him was unsubstantiated.
    Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In America, Vidala was a schoolteacher named Vivian.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Docent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docent. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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