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school

[skool] / skul /
NOUN
place, system for educating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
academy department faculty hall institute institution seminary university
STRONG
college discipline establishment schoolhouse
WEAK
alma mater blackboard jungle halls of ivy
NOUN
persons receiving education
Synonyms
STRONGEST
class group party
STRONG
adherents circle clique denomination devotees disciples faction followers following pupils sect set
NOUN
body of philosophy on subject
Synonyms
STRONG
belief creed faith outlook persuasion stamp way
WEAK
school of thought way of life
VERB
teach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
educate tutor
STRONG
advance coach control cultivate direct discipline drill guide indoctrinate inform instruct lead manage prepare prime show train verse
Antonyms
STRONGEST
learn
STRONG
abandon conceal forget hide ignore leave alone misguide mislead mismanage neglect

Example Sentences

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Earlier this school year, teachers went out for 12 days in the sizable Twin Rivers Unified School District in north Sacramento County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Flores went back to school to study environmental science, and emailed Charlie Yarish, a University of Connecticut biologist credited with pioneering seaweed farming in the US.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

YouTube sought to close the 80 million-hour-per-day viewing gap between school days and weekends, according to a 2016 document entitled “YouTube edu opportunities”: “Increasing usage in schools M-F could decrease this gap!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Schools have announced they would be closed on Thursday "due to an emergency situation with a suspected unexploded bomb within the vicinity of the school".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“Back to catch Grandmary and Mini Mary before school starts.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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