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taught the controversy

taught the controversy is the simple past and past participle of teach the controversy.

Meaning of teach the controversy

Verb

teach the controversy (third-person singular simple present teaches the controversy, present participle teaching the controversy, simple past and past participle taught the controversy)

  1. (US, euphemistic) To teach that life forms may have been created (almost) in their current form by a sentient being in a manner consistent with Christian dogmata, rather than as a result of ordinary evolution, and that the theory of evolution is controversial.
    • Recent developments in some of the states suggest that all public high school biology teachers may soon have to prepare themselves - whether they like it or not - to teach the controversy.2008, Patrick H. Clancy, Teaching the Controversy: A How-to Guide for Public (Government) School Biology, Xulon Press, →ISBN

Questions about taught the controversy

What is taught the controversy the simple past and past participle of?
Taught the controversy is the simple past and past participle of teach the controversy.

Words near taught the controversy in the dictionary

  1. taught away
  2. taught grandma how to suck eggs
  3. taught grandma to suck eggs
  4. taught someone a lesson
  5. taught someone who was the boss
  6. taught the controversy
  7. taughte
  8. taughten
  9. taughtened
  10. taughtening
  11. taughtens

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