academia
noun
ac·a·de·mia
ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe
scientists in industry and academia
a career in academia
Examples of academia in a Sentence
She found the business world very different from academia.
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Sam believed that the war in Gaza had exposed the contradictions, elisions, and hypocrisy of American institutions—not only the government and academia but the press.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
Biologists from Mote, academia, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, FWC and nonprofits like the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust have been working continuously to get to the bottom of what is causing the phenomenon, which is mostly confined to the Lower Keys from Big Pine Key to Key West.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
Biologists from Mote, academia, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, FWC and nonprofits like the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust have been working continuously to get to the bottom of what is causing the phenomenon, which is mostly confined to the Lower Keys from Big Pine Key to Key West.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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