as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a college that gives a higher priority to scholastic endeavors than to athletic pursuits
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Recent Examples of scholastic
Thurmond and Newsom praised Clinton Elementary School and Compton Unified School District officials for their students’ scholastic achievements.
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Dave Mason, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The awards are based on criteria including scholastic ability, responsibility toward education and financial need, with a special emphasis on community service.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The 129th edition of the Penn Relays — featuring some the nation’s best collegiate and scholastic runners, jumpers and throwers — included impressive performances by visiting high school athletes from Jamaica.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Quinta Brunson’s scholastic sitcom has been renewed for Season 5 at ABC.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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Dave Mason, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The awards are based on criteria including scholastic ability, responsibility toward education and financial need, with a special emphasis on community service.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The 129th edition of the Penn Relays — featuring some the nation’s best collegiate and scholastic runners, jumpers and throwers — included impressive performances by visiting high school athletes from Jamaica.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Quinta Brunson’s scholastic sitcom has been renewed for Season 5 at ABC.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholastic
Adjective
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Schools’ failure to follow IEPs has resulted in disastrous cases of educational neglect for students like Makenley and Maddox O’Connor.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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The charge could also include community service, probation or educational programs.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Whether or not that bullishness pays off against Argentina is more or less academic.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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China’s effort to prompt a strong reaction to climate change and a transition to greater reliance on alternative forms of energy isn’t confined to academic research.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As astronomy embraced mathematics and observation during the Scientific Revolution, astrology increasingly lost its scholarly legitimacy and was pushed to the margins.—
Christopher P. Scheitle,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Joshi says teachers also tend to be a vocal crowd that isn’t shy about sharing their scholarly opinions.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Scholastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholastic. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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