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
Pragmatism begins on the streets and exchanges, and is later articulated in the halls of academe.
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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
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Unless academe provides more encouragement and professional incentives for such efforts, the critical dialogues and community exchanges the public is asking for will not happen on the scale that is required.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2017
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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
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Unless academe provides more encouragement and professional incentives for such efforts, the critical dialogues and community exchanges the public is asking for will not happen on the scale that is required.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academe
Noun
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The school's Instagram account shared several more shots from their day with the queen, saying the phone box stunt was also a favorite moment.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Jackson went to medical school.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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After six seasons at United — spanning the men’s team, the academy, and most recently three years with the women’s team — kit manager Jon Humble has left to take up the same role at Liverpool.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Universities and academies formalized disciplines, research careers and standards of evidence.—
Christopher P. Scheitle,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Academe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academe. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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