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as in instructional
providing useful information or knowledge
we found the talk on easy ways for families to recycle household products very educational
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as in academic
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
the community college strives to meet the educational needs of the residents of its urban location
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Recent Examples of educational
The Alliance is a nonprofit, private-public collaborative consisting of businesses, government, educational institutions and community organizations.
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Marianne Love, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
When children reach school age, mothers spend three times longer than fathers organizing educational activities and nearly twice as much time transporting children to school and activities.
—Oona Metz, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
This portfolio is aimed at supporting a wide range of users, including federal, state, and local governments, utilities, healthcare systems, educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Democracy is challenged through disinformation Media literacy has been part of the Finnish educational curriculum since the 1990s, and additional courses are available for older adults who might be especially vulnerable to misinformation.
—James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Chefs are leaning into the experiential side with meals that are theatrical, playful and even educational — and often involve dining in multiple settings.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
The 16-day event, held each January, is also a hub of entertainment, featuring one of the world’s richest regular-season professional rodeos, world-class horse shows, family educational activities and Colorado’s largest Western trade show.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
The state’s enduring educational problems will not be fixed by rearranging the bureaucratic deck chairs and centralizing authority or even by boosting funding, but by decentralizing decision-making and placing more of it in the hands of parents.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The 100 students attending the school, known as PTPLA, then would have to return to their neighborhood school districts or find another educational option.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for educational
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Called the Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words, the SIPPS curriculum has students participate in explicit instructional routines focused on phonics and phonemic awareness.—
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The program also calls for high quality instructional materials, a longer school day once a week and more emphasis on math and reading.—
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While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.—
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With the funds, the university will build new student housing, a new student union, research labs, academic centers and a new arena.—
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Perhaps most consequential in this move will be the expansion of the states’ authority and responsibility for educative quality within their jurisdictions.—
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While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends.—
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Dunn wanted the property to be used as a scholarly and artistic retreat.—
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Rather than relying on decorative excess, the library’s pietra serena framework underscores its role as a working scholarly space.—
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
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While the agency did agree to hold an public informational hearing, DEEP rejected the request for a more robust adjudicatory hearing, citing issues with the town and Save the Sound’s applications.—
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In a white paper released in October, the committee recommends moving the men’s game, and perhaps the women’s, from the current fall-only schedule to one that covers the entire scholastic year and culminates in an April playoff festival.—
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But the behavior that needs correcting in this era of billion-dollar-a-year TV contracts and other accelerant revenues is that of shopaholic college administrators, whose expenditures have become so untethered from any scholastic purpose.—
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The telenovella follows a woman who is about to get married, while also being in love with another man, and includes several plot twists, cleverly woven intermingled with scenes of the country’s landmark destinations and informative safety instructions for flight passengers.—
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While each story was informative, entertaining, and served as a reminder of how and why the diversity of people and culture helps to enrich the lives of all Kansas Citians, several of those stories stood out as some of the best in 2025.—
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History shows that muses are not anomalies, and their stories are instructive for us now.—
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The series finds an instructive case in one particular pastor, whose trajectory as a neo-Nazi skinhead turned vehement anti-racist makes for a compelling tale.—
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“Educational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educational. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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