academe
noun
ac·a·deme
ˈa-kə-ˌdēm 
ˌa-kə-ˈdēm
Examples of academe in a Sentence
the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe
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Chinese research took a long while to recover from Mao’s purge of academe.
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
His ideas have particularly struck a chord with readers who deal in aesthetics—artists, curators, designers, and architects—even though Han has not quite been embraced by philosophy academe.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
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
Those wishing to promote true liberal principles, including the values of Western civilization, free speech, the American founding and civility, should look to the network of outstanding independent organizations to bring these values to college students from outside the walls of academe.
—WSJ, 30 June 2021
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
His ideas have particularly struck a chord with readers who deal in aesthetics—artists, curators, designers, and architects—even though Han has not quite been embraced by philosophy academe.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
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
Those wishing to promote true liberal principles, including the values of Western civilization, free speech, the American founding and civility, should look to the network of outstanding independent organizations to bring these values to college students from outside the walls of academe.
—WSJ, 30 June 2021
See All Example Sentences for academe
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“Academe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academe. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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