as in knowledges
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 sciences
Douglas Fox is a freelance journalist who writes about life, Earth, and Antarctic sciences.
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The route to durable faith in God often runs not through logical proofs or the sciences, but through awe, wonder, and an attunement to the beauty and poetry of the world, natural and otherwise.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
The Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks draws from the arts, sciences, and humanities to explore how plants like the cucumber relate to human culture and society.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
The Naperville Garden Club is offering college scholarships to students pursuing studies in horticulture, conservation and environmental sciences.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
These encounters came at a time of broader questioning across the arts and sciences.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Even so, the phenomena of meteors making their way through Earth's atmosphere between periods of peak activity isn't unusual, Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
It may also be explained by the fact that the administration has targeted programs and funding mechanisms meant to diversify the sciences.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Costs for meat, poultry and produce may rise the soonest, since grocery store contracts with suppliers for those items can be as short as one or two weeks, said Barbara Stewart, a professor of consumer sciences at the University of Houston.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The route to durable faith in God often runs not through logical proofs or the sciences, but through awe, wonder, and an attunement to the beauty and poetry of the world, natural and otherwise.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
The Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks draws from the arts, sciences, and humanities to explore how plants like the cucumber relate to human culture and society.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
The Naperville Garden Club is offering college scholarships to students pursuing studies in horticulture, conservation and environmental sciences.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
These encounters came at a time of broader questioning across the arts and sciences.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Even so, the phenomena of meteors making their way through Earth's atmosphere between periods of peak activity isn't unusual, Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
It may also be explained by the fact that the administration has targeted programs and funding mechanisms meant to diversify the sciences.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Costs for meat, poultry and produce may rise the soonest, since grocery store contracts with suppliers for those items can be as short as one or two weeks, said Barbara Stewart, a professor of consumer sciences at the University of Houston.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sciences
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Sometimes my collection of knowledges feels like rash splatters of matter floating with me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Many wisdoms intrinsic to permaculture long predate the term—it cannot be understated how much stems from indigenous knowledge and was passed down from generations before, from these ancestral stewards who listened to, and trusted, the land.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The book also includes little wisdoms from his three children with wife Camila Alves McConaughey; son Levi, 17 (who plays his onscreen son in The Lost Bus), daughter Vida, 15, and younger son Livingston, 12.—
Andrea Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Sciences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sciences. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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