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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Having held senior positions in academia and European financial institutions, he was appointed deputy governor of the Bulgarian central bank in Sofia in 2023.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
By 1998, burnt out on stimulants and anticipating a Y2K apocalypse, Land had a breakdown, left academia, and dropped off the map.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Sadly, legislators, federal, state, local, the media, academia, clergy have all lost standing in American society.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Maybe those of us in public health and academia have been approaching it from too narrow a perspective.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
By 1998, burnt out on stimulants and anticipating a Y2K apocalypse, Land had a breakdown, left academia, and dropped off the map.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Sadly, legislators, federal, state, local, the media, academia, clergy have all lost standing in American society.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Maybe those of us in public health and academia have been approaching it from too narrow a perspective.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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 22 Feb. 2026.
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