as in schools
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Recent Examples of academies
So how do academies get their players?
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
From its first sessions in New York to academies now spanning the United States, the United Kingdom, and Austria, FSA has become a bridge between continents.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The Coast Guard Academy is one of five service academies, along with Army, Navy, Air Force and the Merchant Marine Academy.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Other directives call for enforcement of tougher department-wide fitness standards and calls for a 60-day review of what is taught at the military service academies and training schools.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Barring gender transition procedures from military insurance coverage, barring transgender women from participating in service academies’ women sports programs and requiring everyone to use restrooms based on their reproductive system.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Following the expansion of Jewish Studies in the European, American, and Israeli academies, as well as the establishment of diplomatic and cultural relations between the State of Israel and a variety of countries, Jewish Studies has expanded globally.
—Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Casady, a lifelong tennis fan who has spent his recent years not just following the sport but traveling with his two sons to tournaments all over the country, came up with the idea after spending time at multiple tennis/sports academies with his sons.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
From its first sessions in New York to academies now spanning the United States, the United Kingdom, and Austria, FSA has become a bridge between continents.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The Coast Guard Academy is one of five service academies, along with Army, Navy, Air Force and the Merchant Marine Academy.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Other directives call for enforcement of tougher department-wide fitness standards and calls for a 60-day review of what is taught at the military service academies and training schools.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Barring gender transition procedures from military insurance coverage, barring transgender women from participating in service academies’ women sports programs and requiring everyone to use restrooms based on their reproductive system.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Following the expansion of Jewish Studies in the European, American, and Israeli academies, as well as the establishment of diplomatic and cultural relations between the State of Israel and a variety of countries, Jewish Studies has expanded globally.
—Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Casady, a lifelong tennis fan who has spent his recent years not just following the sport but traveling with his two sons to tournaments all over the country, came up with the idea after spending time at multiple tennis/sports academies with his sons.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for academies
schools
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Trump signed an executive order to prohibit schools from allowing biological males to play in girls' sports in February, but the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has persistently defied it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who decried his two opponents as relics of the city's old politics, struggled to take a stand on issues key to housing and schools.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Academies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academies. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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