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
What my daughter does have is an understanding of the purpose of scholastic sports.
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Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
In a white paper released in October, the committee recommends moving the men’s game, and perhaps the women’s, from the current fall-only schedule to one that covers the entire scholastic year and culminates in an April playoff festival.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Morris played both baseball and football in high school, and was a scholastic All-State quarterback who reportedly turned down 20 collegiate offers to sign with the Phillies for $25,000 in 1960.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
For true scholastic style, pair it with penny loafers or Mary Janes.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
In a white paper released in October, the committee recommends moving the men’s game, and perhaps the women’s, from the current fall-only schedule to one that covers the entire scholastic year and culminates in an April playoff festival.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Morris played both baseball and football in high school, and was a scholastic All-State quarterback who reportedly turned down 20 collegiate offers to sign with the Phillies for $25,000 in 1960.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
For true scholastic style, pair it with penny loafers or Mary Janes.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholastic
Adjective
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Doris Fisher was also an advocate of educational opportunities for disadvantaged students.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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The overall goal is to better position the campus to meet the workforce and educational needs across Dallas-Fort Worth.—
Samuel O’Neal
May 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The idea of intersectionality is deceptively and seductively simple—too simple, doubters sometimes think, to require an academic theory.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And the he general pattern of interest around Orwell points to something more durable than his novels’ futurist menace or academic nostalgia.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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About half of the ensembles were created within the past decade, which relays an of-the-times show versus an overly scholarly one.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Your confidence can grow when scientists have performed a bunch of related research that’s gone through peer review, been published in scholarly journals and mostly points in the same direction.—
Jeffrey A. Lee,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Scholastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholastic. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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