as in education
attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
Most of Scott’s donations focused on DEI, disaster recovery, and higher education.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2026
This of course is just the tip of the payroll-patriot iceberg not just at ZooMass, but in higher education generally.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Last year, Princeton set aggressive goals to recruit more low-income students in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action in higher education.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Their prospects of access to higher education and white-collar jobs are bleak.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2026
This of course is just the tip of the payroll-patriot iceberg not just at ZooMass, but in higher education generally.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Last year, Princeton set aggressive goals to recruit more low-income students in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action in higher education.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Their prospects of access to higher education and white-collar jobs are bleak.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The food hub's work now focuses more on education.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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That’s because Greenlanders currently have Danish citizenship and access to the Danish welfare system, including free health care and schooling.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Acquire new skills in programs or with more schooling to address skills gaps.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Jan. 2026
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For the vast majority of learners, the most pressing questions are whether tuition is affordable, childcare is available, credits transfer without friction, and programs lead to real employment opportunities.—
Yolanda Watson Spiva,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Whether the new federal loan policy will push down tuition costs remains to be seen.—
Tribune News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Taurus Full Moon on November 5 activates your expansion sector, which is all about publishing, travel, and higher learning.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Oct. 2025
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Osefo, a woman of multiple degrees and a proponent of higher learning, stars in The Real Housewives of Potomac, which premiered last Sunday on Bravo.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hurley, a 30-year-old librarian librarian from Berkeley, California, went into teaching mode.—
Zach Dyer,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The preacher and the doctrine Rusty Yates was a follower of Woroniecki, who regularly traveled to college campuses and large events to spread his teachings, which would profoundly shape the Yates family’s worldview.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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