as in educates
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 teaches
There’s the brooding, damaged Creasy, who confusingly passes out at inopportune moments owing to his trauma; an international setting (Italy in the book and first film, Mexico City in the 2004 movie); and a young woman who breaks through his defenses and teaches him to feel again.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Tillman is Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at the University of Albany and teaches at the School of Visual Arts’ Art Criticism and Writing MFA Program in New York.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Lawsuits pointed out that OpenAI’s help center teaches banned users how to skirt the safeguards, and customer support also sends an email with the same instructions when accounts are deactivated.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Brandy teaches yoga part-time, along with other work, and even got Monroe to follow suit.
—Tracy Kimball, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Benjamin teaches the importance of water safety.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Rafael Perez, a real estate agent who also teaches college classes, said the best solution would be a new joint powers authority of local government agencies to create clear obligations and hone the effort.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Tillman is Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at the University of Albany and teaches at the School of Visual Arts’ Art Criticism and Writing MFA Program in New York.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Lawsuits pointed out that OpenAI’s help center teaches banned users how to skirt the safeguards, and customer support also sends an email with the same instructions when accounts are deactivated.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Brandy teaches yoga part-time, along with other work, and even got Monroe to follow suit.
—Tracy Kimball, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Benjamin teaches the importance of water safety.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Rafael Perez, a real estate agent who also teaches college classes, said the best solution would be a new joint powers authority of local government agencies to create clear obligations and hone the effort.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teaches
educates
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, the New York City Department of Education, which educates 900,000 children across some 1,600 schools, held a mandatory anti-bias training for all administrators.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Teaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teaches. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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