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
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
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
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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
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
Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe.
—Michael Bérubé, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academe
Noun
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The brothers focused on school, worked casual jobs, and graduated college.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Niche helps students and families simplify the education journey and partners with schools and colleges to help streamline operations, build brand awareness and achieve enrollment goals.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Quansah came through Liverpool’s academy and made his breakthrough in the 2023-24 season after a debut in August 2023.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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In other news Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton among honorary Oscar recipients (Evan Agostini / Invision / Charlie Riedel / AP) This week the motion picture academy announced four honorees for the Governors Awards in November.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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“Academe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academe. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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