as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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In a response posted to social media, Kennedy hit back at the pediatrics academy's criticism, implying that the organization's views were influenced by corporate pharmaceutical funders.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In Little Rock, schools like the North Side Academy opened as part of this segregation academy movement.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
In July, the FAA said academy training had increased by nearly 30%, hitting a record 550 students that month.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Along with its reputation as a dance academy, the École des Sables is renowned for its picturesque setting on the Atlantic coast, in the little fishing village of Toubab Dialaw.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In Little Rock, schools like the North Side Academy opened as part of this segregation academy movement.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
In July, the FAA said academy training had increased by nearly 30%, hitting a record 550 students that month.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Along with its reputation as a dance academy, the École des Sables is renowned for its picturesque setting on the Atlantic coast, in the little fishing village of Toubab Dialaw.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academy
school
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The school's Instagram account shared several more shots from their day with the queen, saying the phone box stunt was also a favorite moment.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Jackson went to medical school.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Academy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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