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
Furger originally joined Hermeus in 2022 as director of flight sciences and was promoted to VP of engineering in 2023 before ascending to his new role.
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John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
One of my former atmospheric sciences students at the University of Georgia, Ella Dorsey, received death threats for breaking into coverage of The Masters golf tournament.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition to the headline results, commentary from life sciences company Danaher on the funding environment will be crucial to how the Street thinks about bioprocessing estimates for 2026.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Across the academic sciences, paper authors have even started using tiny white fonts to embed secret messages to LLM reviewers.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
The examples Schell pointed to were works of art and discoveries in the sciences.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Now a distinguished professor emeritus in the department of psychological sciences at Purdue University, Williams has spent decades studying social exclusion and rejection.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The district is in its infancy, and at full capacity, the tech park could house hundreds of companies, working in the life-sciences, microelectronics, agriculture technology and electrification, according to the IEDC's website.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
The 2024 event raised $50,000 for the United Way, Milwaukee African Women’s Association, Alice’s Garden, the LGBTQ+ Fund, and scholarship programs for women in the sciences.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 14 Jan. 2026
John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
One of my former atmospheric sciences students at the University of Georgia, Ella Dorsey, received death threats for breaking into coverage of The Masters golf tournament.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In addition to the headline results, commentary from life sciences company Danaher on the funding environment will be crucial to how the Street thinks about bioprocessing estimates for 2026.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Across the academic sciences, paper authors have even started using tiny white fonts to embed secret messages to LLM reviewers.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
The examples Schell pointed to were works of art and discoveries in the sciences.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Now a distinguished professor emeritus in the department of psychological sciences at Purdue University, Williams has spent decades studying social exclusion and rejection.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The district is in its infancy, and at full capacity, the tech park could house hundreds of companies, working in the life-sciences, microelectronics, agriculture technology and electrification, according to the IEDC's website.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
The 2024 event raised $50,000 for the United Way, Milwaukee African Women’s Association, Alice’s Garden, the LGBTQ+ Fund, and scholarship programs for women in the sciences.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sciences
wisdoms
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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 Feb. 2026.
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