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Recent Examples of docent
Point Lobos alone has more than 200 docents, all of whom go through a months-long training course and commit to a minimum of six hours of service per month.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Sally Merrell, a docent at Forest Home, often pointed out during visitor tours that some of the hills could be ancient Indigenous mounds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Holidays in History tour: On Saturdays in December (with the exception of Dec. 14), docents will lead a tour through the museum, exploring how European immigrants brought their holiday traditions to Milwaukee.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
You’ll be guided by BLF docents who will share the lagoon’s history and talk about the species that live there as well as the plant communities of the lagoon environments.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Sally Merrell, a docent at Forest Home, often pointed out during visitor tours that some of the hills could be ancient Indigenous mounds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Holidays in History tour: On Saturdays in December (with the exception of Dec. 14), docents will lead a tour through the museum, exploring how European immigrants brought their holiday traditions to Milwaukee.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
You’ll be guided by BLF docents who will share the lagoon’s history and talk about the species that live there as well as the plant communities of the lagoon environments.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docent
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Leadership professor, job market journalist-analyst, business advisor.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, John Eastman, a law professor and Claremont Institute fellow, argues that Wong Kim Ark (1898), which granted birthright citizenship to children of legal immigrants, does not apply to undocumented immigrants.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Swami Chandrasekaran, an A.I. expert and principal at KPMG, said the gains included using the software assistant as a kind of automated instructor to bring new members of a development team up to speed quickly.—
Steve Lohr,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor at the University of Tennessee at Martin, emphasized the necessity of implementing changes to ensure Social Security's viability for future generations.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The meeting underscored that Vatican operations continue, even as doctors caution that the 88-year-old pope's prognosis remains uncertain.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Major cankers call for a doctor visit, as they’re linked to chronic underlying diseases in many cases.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Breastfeeding educators will discuss the benefits and the common challenges of breastfeeding.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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This paperwork-heavy process not only burns out educators but also diverts resources away from the students who need them most.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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John Cranfield, interim dean of the University of Guelph's agricultural college, added that empty shelves could lead customers to shop with competitors.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2025
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Smith, also a defendant in the pending lawsuit against UNCSA, stepped down from his position as music dean the year after Shipps’ departure.—
Sara Coello,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, moved across the country following the death of his dissolute, larger-than-life father, and made a series of homes in mill towns north of Boston with his mother, who was a schoolteacher, and his younger sister.—
Maggie Doherty,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The sickening explosion, on a clear and cold January morning, was witnessed by children in classrooms across the country because the crew included Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire schoolteacher who was to be the first American civilian in space.—
Trip Gabriel,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2023
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His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.—
Daniel J. Wakin,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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“Docent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docent. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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