academia
noun
ac·a·de·mia
ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe
scientists in industry and academia
a career in academia
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She found the business world very different from academia.
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The series brings together leading thinkers from academia, policy, and industry.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Cavanaugh left academia for the hedge fund world in 2016 and joined Cumulus (acquired by the investment firm Citadel) in New York City as a weather data scientist, later becoming an energy analyst.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In a new study, anthropologists in Australia argued that hominins arrived on the continent a little later than academia previously determined.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
How can any of us win against that, especially in academia?
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Cavanaugh left academia for the hedge fund world in 2016 and joined Cumulus (acquired by the investment firm Citadel) in New York City as a weather data scientist, later becoming an energy analyst.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In a new study, anthropologists in Australia argued that hominins arrived on the continent a little later than academia previously determined.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
How can any of us win against that, especially in academia?
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for academia
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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