academics

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 scholars included a variety of specialists, including experts in the text of the Quran, jurisprudence, and calligraphy.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The campers come from all walks of life - lawyers, doctors, firemen, teachers, stock brokers - and need no previous musical experience.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Launched and operated by parents, teachers and community members, charter schools are funded by tax dollars and subject to regulation by the Department of Education.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Kansas, the state board of education commissioned a task force -- consisting of parents, educators and students -- on student screen time, which found that its schools should limit cellphone use, with some school going with a bell-to-bell ban.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • They are intended to help parents, educators and taxpayers understand how students in their district are doing and to identify areas in need of improvement.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Our brains evolve against friction, which means challenges that are difficult enough to promote growth but not so overwhelming as to cause surrender.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Words in Chinese or Swahili could be streamed to our brains in real time.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Learn from three expert instructors how to showcase your skills, build a stellar reputation, and create a digital presence that AI can't replicate.
    Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Atkinson said she had been impressed with the caliber of the instructors and quality of education at SAC while in the paralegal certification program.
    Santa Ana College, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Similarly, city employees—from firefighters to schoolteachers—could lose eligibility if their municipality adopts immigration policies at odds with federal priorities.
    Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Santor, the son of schoolteachers, grew up on a farm outside Ontario.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Academics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academics. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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