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Recent Examples of higher learning
American higher learning is considered among the best in the world, but recent rankings show the top of the food chain may be changing.
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Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
With Neptune entering Aries on January 26th, your sector of travel, higher learning, spirituality, and belief systems is activated for the next thirteen years.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
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
So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
With Neptune entering Aries on January 26th, your sector of travel, higher learning, spirituality, and belief systems is activated for the next thirteen years.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
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
So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
Noun
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However, the true spirit of such scholarship, as Lipsitz’s text reminds us, should never belong exclusively to the bureaucracy of higher education.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the costs of housing, childcare, medical care and higher education are climbing.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Notable recent episodes include A$AP Rocky teaching rap, Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff coaching kids for a talent show and Gigi Hadid advising the class on how to unlock their inner confidence.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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In what is likely a foregone conclusion, our court steps toward endorsing the view that States can force a religious organization to hire individuals who openly flout its religious beliefs and teachings.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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