academics

Definition of academicsnext
plural of academic

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Recent Examples of academics These boards, comprised of academics and civic leaders, are tasked with upholding academic integrity while ensuring institutional accountability. Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for academics
Noun
  • The new, more faithful texts Library of America established have been a service to both readers and scholars, and are the ones that now appear in Vintage paperback editions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Think tanks and scholars seeking to explain this moment of collective catharsis searched for causes outside Cuba.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a news release shared with CBS News Texas, the district said teachers who work directly in a classroom with children as the teacher of record will get an automatic 5% salary increase for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the planet's most daunting problems with laughter, dancing, hugs and most especially joy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And, with the insights gleaned from this study, organizations can spot toxic leadership and also educators who might want to guide individuals with darker traits towards healthier choices, Phys reports.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This year’s semifinalists were selected from 888 nominees by a panel of arts educators, who reviewed applications, performance videos, portfolios, film samples and artistic résumés.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But a few years before our discovery, researchers found that the same protein [called TDP-43] is found in the spinal cords of patients with ALS and in the brains of patients with FTD.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In 1987, Shields graduated from Princeton, proving she's got beauty and brains to spare!
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As botanists and pedants will tell you, figs are technically a flower, not a fruit.
    Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Student Tania Perkins told the Star-Telegram Choi did not return to lead a dance class that evening, and students were subsequently told other instructors would cover Choi’s courses through the end of the semester.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
  • On-site instructors guide you through the basics, from grip to release, so even first-timers can step up and take a swing with confidence.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Both phases will require workers – mostly schoolteachers and government officials – to go door-to-door to collect information.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Jiri Lehecka was raised by schoolteachers in a small village north of Prague in the Czech Republic, urged to focus on academics and play as many sports as possible and treat them as hobbies.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Academics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academics. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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