as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Recent Examples of academy
To this day, the question of how and which banana plants got to the Americas remains subject to an ongoing and increasingly interdisciplinary debate within the academy.
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Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026
After completing school, Hadi pursued a career in the army, graduating from the United Kingdom's Sandhurst military academy.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
In July 2025, training for dozens of recruits hoping to be New York City deputy sheriffs was thrown into chaos after the Department of Investigation determined the academy’s instructors responsible for investigation and firearms training weren’t certified by the state.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Ruel Barbee, who had been working as an instructional aide at the academy’s Gibbins school in Arlington since 2023, was the first to be arrested in last year’s investigation, Star-Telegram reported.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
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Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026
After completing school, Hadi pursued a career in the army, graduating from the United Kingdom's Sandhurst military academy.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
In July 2025, training for dozens of recruits hoping to be New York City deputy sheriffs was thrown into chaos after the Department of Investigation determined the academy’s instructors responsible for investigation and firearms training weren’t certified by the state.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Ruel Barbee, who had been working as an instructional aide at the academy’s Gibbins school in Arlington since 2023, was the first to be arrested in last year’s investigation, Star-Telegram reported.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academy
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Blue-and-white interiors are exuberant (nothing nautical-twee here) and new-school Aussie.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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“Academy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academy. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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