academician

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Recent Examples of academician Authors call for a worldwide network of government leaders, UN agencies, scientists, academicians and the public, all designed to combat the spread of ultraprocessed foods, prioritizing children. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025 There’s little scaffolding or bridging, virtually no space given to centralized agencies, which most development academicians would agree still have their place. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Other founding principals include fellow academicians Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny. — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 This initiative, which supports multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, leverages a diverse network of academicians, researchers, tech platforms, and fact checkers. — Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for academician
Recent Examples of Synonyms for academician
  1. academe
  2. teacher
  3. educator
  4. pedagogue
  5. educationist
  6. instructor
  7. pedant
  8. schoolteacher
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  • And in the academe, there is a growing demand for nuclear science education.
    — Lorela U. Sandoval, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026
  • Different goals lead to different strategies The differences between industry and academe begin with a divergence in purpose.
    — Maysam Ghovanloo, IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2026
Definition of academe
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  • Election officials originally had blocked the retired teacher from the primary ballot.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Another student and teacher were also injured during the attack.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • The measures include encouraging adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism, specialized training for educators, strengthened reporting procedures and independent oversight.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Kate Maupin Kate Maupin is an award-winning author, educator, foster child advocate, and reformed Super Mom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of educator
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  • The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of pedagogue
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  • Indian social and women’s rights activist, educationist, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed during the Iran Embassy opens condolence book on the martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on March 5, 2026 in New Delhi, India.
    — Amitoj Singh, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The first is that educationists are using a broader range of methods to identify highly intelligent children, especially those from poor households.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
Definition of educationist
Noun
  • Metzger is one of the class instructors in the Quest program, teaching a wide variety of subjects.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On Sunday, Sam Guichelaar, a flight instructor, tweeted about receiving a copyright infringement notice from Starlink for torrenting the TV show.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of instructor
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  • Perhaps only a pedant—or a hypocrite—would fuss about that kind of imprecision.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Rarely is there much conceptual overlap between the categories of pedant and genius.
    — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
Definition of pedant
Noun
  • The gubernatorial race also was top of mind for another early-morning voter, schoolteacher Hannah Doty.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In statements to the Washington Examiner, the campaign arm of Senate Democrats and Peltola’s campaign denied involvement with the Senate bid from the second Sullivan, who is a retired schoolteacher.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of schoolteacher

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