as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a college that gives a higher priority to scholastic endeavors than to athletic pursuits
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Recent Examples of scholastic
His family wasn’t shy about shouting out his scholastic achievements on social media.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
For birthdays, scholastic achievements and other random celebrations, my parents would bring out that red plate for me or my siblings.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
As Kolade attests, significant challenges exist in both scholastic funding and the supply chain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
Distinguished Cadet Honors were awarded to cadets with scholastic standing and all-around aptitude in NJROTC activities.
—Cadet Nadeen Willat, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
For birthdays, scholastic achievements and other random celebrations, my parents would bring out that red plate for me or my siblings.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
As Kolade attests, significant challenges exist in both scholastic funding and the supply chain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
Distinguished Cadet Honors were awarded to cadets with scholastic standing and all-around aptitude in NJROTC activities.
—Cadet Nadeen Willat, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholastic
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Looking ahead, the family hopes to expand Lilo’s brand with educational content for kids, teaching basic concepts like shapes and numbers, while continuing to entertain sports fans around the world.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Jason Phillips,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hann and Bich were strict and monitored not just Jennifer's academic performance, but also her extracurricular activities and social life.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Much scholarly attention is also paid to the science of electrical storage, enabling a body to function as a permanently recharged battery, and to the use of an enormous lightning-rod mechanism, which will harness lightning from atop an isolated tower, where Victor conducts his experiments.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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The study, published on the open-access scholarly article archive, arxiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Scholastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholastic. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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