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as in masters
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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as in realizes
to come to an awareness of
the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely
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as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school
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as in memorizes
to commit to memory
he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Recent Examples of learns
Kiara learns the story from Rafiki, voiced by John Kani.
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Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The heroine learns of rifts that have opened throughout the kingdom of Hyrule, with citizens being taken through these portals — and Link, who is missing, may be one of them.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
In the depths of a former mine in South Dakota, the journalist learns how microbes carve the Earth’s crust.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Talking with Camp, one quickly learns, is a nonlinear experience.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
At the end of Black Doves season 1, Helen learns that Trent Clark (Angus Cooper), son of London crime boss Alex Clark (Tracey Ullman), was responsible for the hit on Jason (who was secretly an M15 agent investigating Helen).
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Unusually for a film of this kind, Old Fox is subtle about the lessons that Liao Jie learns; Hsaio’s story is more concerned with the way the boy considers his options.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
The model learns to recognize patterns in the four decades of historical data and uses that to make predictions about what might happen in the future.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
The whole team learns from my honest admission of my own mistakes and apologies when necessary.
—Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The heroine learns of rifts that have opened throughout the kingdom of Hyrule, with citizens being taken through these portals — and Link, who is missing, may be one of them.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
In the depths of a former mine in South Dakota, the journalist learns how microbes carve the Earth’s crust.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Talking with Camp, one quickly learns, is a nonlinear experience.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
At the end of Black Doves season 1, Helen learns that Trent Clark (Angus Cooper), son of London crime boss Alex Clark (Tracey Ullman), was responsible for the hit on Jason (who was secretly an M15 agent investigating Helen).
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Unusually for a film of this kind, Old Fox is subtle about the lessons that Liao Jie learns; Hsaio’s story is more concerned with the way the boy considers his options.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
The model learns to recognize patterns in the four decades of historical data and uses that to make predictions about what might happen in the future.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
The whole team learns from my honest admission of my own mistakes and apologies when necessary.
—Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learns
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Greg and Jack naturally do not get along, but Jack eventually realizes Greg and Pam love each other and accepts their relationship.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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In December, Jha will release her debut, along with a companion novel, that realizes some of her lofty ambitions as a songwriter and a storyteller.SPIN Contributor, SPIN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Emotions run high after Maggie discovers Nick's affair with Alice, but their tense conversation is abruptly interrupted when their daughter Isla finds Alice placing Max in the bathtub.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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In 1975, a wayward young Anthony Bourdain stumbles into a summer dishwashing job in Provincetown and discovers his life’s calling.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the daylight, a Mavic reconnaissance quadcopter locates a target and drops a miniature radio beacon on it.David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The first such event raised $15,000 for Arkansas tornado relief; this year's beneficiary is The Van, which locates and assists homeless Arkansans.Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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Around this time of the year, his holiday recordings become must-hears again, and the king is usually able to return to a number of rankings with one timely collection or another.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Today, the Supreme Court hears its second major case on transgender rights, a challenge to a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths (The New York Times).Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Mail app sees new categorization options and more.David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jeong immediately remembers meeting Joey King in the green room of a daytime talk show, leading him to declare — with surprising confidence — that the Kissing Booth actress is under that costume.Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024
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This is what everyone remembers as being the worst part of the raids.Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Learns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learns. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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