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
Just as he’s done with hip-hop prior, Bradley treats the empire of sneakers with a literary and scholastic sense that few have prior.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
His family wasn’t shy about shouting out his scholastic achievements on social media.
—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
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
His family wasn’t shy about shouting out his scholastic achievements on social media.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholastic
Adjective
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For children 18 to 24 months, the association recommends choosing high-quality educational content and using it together with a caregiver.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Noticing a gap in educational content for children, Etta-Tawo decided to start her own content channel, one that would focus on children’s health and wellness.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Mimicking anti-Vietnam War demonstrators, students erected the tent encampment to call for Columbia to divest from its academic ties to Israel and its investments in weapons manufacturers and tech companies that do business with Israel’s government.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Two of the most respected professors—an academic power couple—invited me to their home for dinner.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In December, Summers was dealt a lifetime ban from the American Economic Association, a nonprofit scholarly association dedicated to economic research, over his Epstein ties.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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In December, Summers was dealt a lifetime ban from the American Economic Association, a nonprofit scholarly association dedicated to economic research, over his Epstein ties.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Scholastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholastic. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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