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
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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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
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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More Del Mar schools are scheduled to host assemblies before the end of the school year.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Under one interagency agreement, the Health and Human Services Department will take over grant programs that send millions of dollars to schools for safety and community engagement efforts.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Coming in the heart of awards season, the ceremony could provide further clues about academy voting patterns ahead of the Oscars on March 15.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Israel Association of Baseball (IAB), which formed as a nonprofit in 1986, now has a league with 13 teams, an academy established in 2014, and there are said to be over 1,000 players on teams spread across the country.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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