as in knowledge
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the science of medicine grew tremendously in the course of the 19th century
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Recent Examples of science
This is where the science-y part comes into play, mixing the liquid and powder.
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Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2026
The doctor refuses to base her (non) answer on science and instead reverts to a political response.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Take my fun and science-inspired Modern Stoic Personality Test to know if your emotional stability is solid or fragile.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Discarding decades of science In a January 8 press conference on the new guidelines, federal officials spoke of their disdain for past nutritional guidance.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2026
The doctor refuses to base her (non) answer on science and instead reverts to a political response.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Take my fun and science-inspired Modern Stoic Personality Test to know if your emotional stability is solid or fragile.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Discarding decades of science In a January 8 press conference on the new guidelines, federal officials spoke of their disdain for past nutritional guidance.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for science
Recent Examples of Synonyms for science
knowledge
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The moral fulcrum of Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, in which a scholar gains knowledge and power through a demonic pact, is a relatively straightforward statement on the human condition.—
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14 Jan. 2026
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The company says this reflects the transfer of broad human knowledge captured in video into robotic behavior.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Science.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/science. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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