education
noun
the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
educations
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pluralof education.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Experts and couples interviewed by AFP spoke of a combination of factors, including longer educations and growing professional ambitions among women, along with rising divorce rates and financial strain on young professionals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hershbein found that in the first quarter the labor-force participation rate—the share of the population either working or looking for work—averaged 75.9% for people whose educations span high school through associate degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has revoked the school's license permanently, and said that students' educations would continue through online learning options or transfers to other institutions – especially for orphaned students.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
They paid off their mortgage, set aside enough money in 529 accounts to partially fund their children’s college educations, and left their corporate jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026
They had the best educations, a thousand chances, a thousand connections, and still they’d ended up unable to support themselves.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
