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
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College, Robbins believes, should be more bespoke; schools should cultivate their own character based on the charisma of professors, the novelty of their inquiries, and the quality of their instruction.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Fox News Digital reached out to the school for comment.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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Pedro Bettencourt leads Escola de Preparação Integral de Futebol (EPIF), one of Cape Verde's most prestigious youth soccer academies.—
Ricci Shryock,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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In addition to playing its first home games of the season in Storrs and the upcoming schedule of matches in New Haven, the team has also continued to do community work in Bridgeport and runs a youth academy in Danbury.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Academe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academe. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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