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
Some specialty programs, including magnet and career academies, would be required to remain in place for at least two years after the merger.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The tournaments feature baseball and softball players 17 years and younger from MLB youth academies, Puerto Rico and Jennie Finch softball programming.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Across youth sports, affluent families are making enormous financial and logistical bets on their children’s athletic futures—relocating across state lines, buying second homes near top-tier academies, and spending well into six figures annually on tuition, private coaching, travel, and club teams.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
The agency said that most of the new officers have already completed law enforcement academies.
—Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Despite an unsuccessful foray into electric motorcycles with LiveWire, the company continues to attract new riders through its academies.
—Ricardo Torres, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The budget also meets department funding requests for training programs and four police academies to fill vacant officer jobs, Takeuchi said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
The composers Raffaele Calace and Carlo Munier set out to write music of a quality the academies could not ignore.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
The organisation aims to design bespoke digital badge qualifications in conjunction with a range of private companies that will offer the 99 per cent of youngsters released from British academies alternative employment pathways.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The tournaments feature baseball and softball players 17 years and younger from MLB youth academies, Puerto Rico and Jennie Finch softball programming.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Across youth sports, affluent families are making enormous financial and logistical bets on their children’s athletic futures—relocating across state lines, buying second homes near top-tier academies, and spending well into six figures annually on tuition, private coaching, travel, and club teams.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
The agency said that most of the new officers have already completed law enforcement academies.
—Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Despite an unsuccessful foray into electric motorcycles with LiveWire, the company continues to attract new riders through its academies.
—Ricardo Torres, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The budget also meets department funding requests for training programs and four police academies to fill vacant officer jobs, Takeuchi said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
The composers Raffaele Calace and Carlo Munier set out to write music of a quality the academies could not ignore.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
The organisation aims to design bespoke digital badge qualifications in conjunction with a range of private companies that will offer the 99 per cent of youngsters released from British academies alternative employment pathways.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for academies
schools
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The machine was designed in the 1980s as an affordable way for schools and offices to print large quantities of materials quickly.—
Muriel Vega,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The complex would add about 50 new enrollments at the schools, costing taxpayers roughly $548,000 a year, the report said.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Academies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academies. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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