as in knowledge
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the science of medicine grew tremendously in the course of the 19th century
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Recent Examples of science
For decades enrollment in STEM education exploded, partly due to a spike in computer science interest that helped increase science and engineering graduate enrollment by more than a third between 2000 and 2015, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES).
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Prior to her position at Lincoln Elementary, Samuels served as principal of Gray Middle School in Tacoma, Washington, and as a middle school science, language arts and social studies teacher, and later assistant principal, in Chicago Public Schools for 18 years.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Scripps program tied for first in biological sciences with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and seventh in chemistry alongside Northwestern University.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Conversion therapy relies on stigma, not science.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Prior to her position at Lincoln Elementary, Samuels served as principal of Gray Middle School in Tacoma, Washington, and as a middle school science, language arts and social studies teacher, and later assistant principal, in Chicago Public Schools for 18 years.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Scripps program tied for first in biological sciences with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and seventh in chemistry alongside Northwestern University.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Conversion therapy relies on stigma, not science.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for science
knowledge
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Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those attacks are often carried out by non-Russian nationals for small amounts of money and without full knowledge of who the operations serve.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Science.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/science. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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