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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.
—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.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
—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.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taught
Adjective
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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).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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Frankel said the correspondents' dinner suspect, who was highly educated and had no criminal record, had sent a letter explaining his actions to family members, who immediately contacted police.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Most of us have been indoctrinated rather than educated about wars of conquest.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Pistons were only able to make 6-of-30 threes in Game 4 and the Magic continued to frustrate Detroit star Cade Cunningham.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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For the past few years, large consumer goods companies were able to push through price increases with limited resistance.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are also no direct federal or state requirements on how qualified providers use revenue produced under the 340B program.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Look for a company that offers clear pricing, employs qualified professionals, sets realistic expectations and communicates consistently.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The move comes as many companies are increasingly looking to agents — AI capable of taking on and executing relatively complex tasks — as a way to boost employee productivity and automate rote chores.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Such a high-data future requires infrastructure capable of handling it.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For late-night drinks, Sisal has a knowledgeable mixology team and a twist on a tropical cocktail menu, with highlights like a Smokey Mai Tai and Velour Night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Following his father's footsteps, Brandon is also knowledgeable about antiques and auctions.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Twenty years ago, a competent driver had to know how to use a manual transmission.—
David Szondy
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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Under Cook, the company has become less surprising but massively financially successful; some of Apple’s newer products have flopped or underperformed, but far more have become and stayed excellent thanks to years of competent iteration.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taught. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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