as in academical
very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters
a large public university that needs as its president not some ivory-tower intellectual but a skilled administrator
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The committee's report said Renken conducted minimal research for multiple decades, with his academic publications effectively ending in 2001.—
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29 Aug. 2025 -
These observations are relevant beyond academic or prehistoric settings.—
Elissa Strauss,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Ivory-tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ivory-tower. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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