as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe
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Recent Examples of academe
Pragmatism begins on the streets and exchanges, and is later articulated in the halls of academe.
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Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
That points to a missed opportunity, because even a little self-reflection would reveal much in 21st-century academe that will one day look as repellent as the earlier bias against Jews.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2022
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Unless academe provides more encouragement and professional incentives for such efforts, the critical dialogues and community exchanges the public is asking for will not happen on the scale that is required.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2017
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Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
That points to a missed opportunity, because even a little self-reflection would reveal much in 21st-century academe that will one day look as repellent as the earlier bias against Jews.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2022
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Unless academe provides more encouragement and professional incentives for such efforts, the critical dialogues and community exchanges the public is asking for will not happen on the scale that is required.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academe
Noun
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Over the years, the couple gave parcels of the land away for churches, schools and hospitals for the community to grow.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here are five ways the Education Department under McMahon is creating profound change in public schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Goldman Sachs’ campus recruitment team leading hiring for the bank’s private investing academy in EMEA sent out an email to students this June reminding them of its expectations for interviews.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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If viewers buy into this concept of a mobile academy, season 3 won't be far behind.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Academe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academe. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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