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
  • This multi-day gathering invites spiritual leaders, renowned scholars and creative thinkers from around the world to engage in a thoughtful and insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Critics, including legal scholars and lawmakers, argue the campaign violates international law by targeting civilians without due process.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her teachers and counselor encouraged her to pursue higher education despite her parents’ stance.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Its most passionate and informed teachers, current and former players say, usually aren’t assistant coaches in an NFL building but players.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even educators are waving the red flag.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Here are his top tips for educators hoping to build wealth.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The gooners racked their brains.
    Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The e-note has octa-core processing brains supported by 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, with microSD expansion and cloud sync available for workflow efficiency.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
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
  • The Academy of Private Life was holding an open house, and Kopylova and her fellow-instructors were here to explain how these busy Moscow women might find happiness in their personal lives.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Choose annual or monthly plan World-class instructors.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though the staffing cuts could lead to a reduction of support and services for schools across the country, schoolteachers largely continue to get paid, as most public schools are funded significantly through local and state means.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Both of her parents were schoolteachers.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Academics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academics. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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