sciences

plural of science

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Recent Examples of sciences That’s the paradoxical power of benchmarking in the sciences. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Cheryl Thompson, professor and associate director for population sciences at the Penn State Cancer Institute, told Campus Insights Media the picture is complicated. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Warm ocean water fuels tropical cyclones, explains Kim Wood, an associate professor of hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 Atomic hydrogen’s unusual reactivity could potentially be useful in other areas of organic chemistry and, over the longer term, biological sciences. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Clinical, in-residence and adjunct professors are concentrated in the health sciences. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 El Niño is like dropping a rock in a pond, says Daniel Vimont, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 McLaughlin said giving students exposure to AI in both the arts and sciences is important. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 The district also plans to use the money for career-training facilities, including modern labs for fields such as health care and agricultural sciences. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sciences
Noun
  • Sometimes my collection of knowledges feels like rash splatters of matter floating with me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Somehow, the book is compact enough to fit into a bag, easy to dip into and draw from Le Guin’s wellspring of wisdoms.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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