as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Tickets are still available for the academy's Supper Club event at Hiroki-San Detroit.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Because the academy has undergone significant change in recent years both in the curriculum taught and the way cadets are instructed, Casaday said losing that institutional knowledge could decrease training quality for officers.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
Compared to the previous generation of Ajax academy talents, such as Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt, the now 19-year-old crossed into a more challenging situation.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Today the academy offers concerts, lectures, classes and gallery shows.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Because the academy has undergone significant change in recent years both in the curriculum taught and the way cadets are instructed, Casaday said losing that institutional knowledge could decrease training quality for officers.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
Compared to the previous generation of Ajax academy talents, such as Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt, the now 19-year-old crossed into a more challenging situation.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Today the academy offers concerts, lectures, classes and gallery shows.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academy
school
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New coach Ramon Carmona is an alumni of the school and coached these players on the lower levels the last three years.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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The school has since been renamed the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Academy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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