as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe
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Recent Examples of academe
But her decision to mix it up beyond the halls of academe has also landed her in the middle of a nasty social media drama and a Hollywood dispute.
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Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Pragmatism begins on the streets and exchanges, and is later articulated in the halls of academe.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
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
The start-up was selling a foothold for survival in a world in which industry, academe, government, and civil society were in chaotic flux.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2015
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Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Pragmatism begins on the streets and exchanges, and is later articulated in the halls of academe.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
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
The start-up was selling a foothold for survival in a world in which industry, academe, government, and civil society were in chaotic flux.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academe
Noun
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For years, they have been drawn by zero income tax, security, international schools, and a glamorous lifestyle.—
Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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In 1971, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Across youth sports, affluent families are making enormous financial and logistical bets on their children’s athletic futures—relocating across state lines, buying second homes near top-tier academies, and spending well into six figures annually on tuition, private coaching, travel, and club teams.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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The contractors are vetted by the TSA, and once approved, the contractor’s employees involved in airport screening go through the same training that TSA officers go through, including time at the TSA academy.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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