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as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
"If you spent more time in academic pursuits and less time in social ones, you could easily make good grades," the dean told Valerie
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as in intellectual
very learned or educated but inexperienced in practical matters
academic thinkers who have no understanding of realpolitik
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as in theoretic
existing only as an assumption or speculation
your arguments are merely academic—such a worst-case scenario is unlikely to ever occur
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Recent Examples of academic
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
During her time at Carroll Community College, Mince has overseen the college’s academic and student support areas, strategic planning, institutional research and online learning initiatives.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2024
Jack has set a remarkable example through his dedication to academics, athletics, and community service.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2024
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The lab will bring together world-class industry, academic and government experts to assess the impact of AI on national security, and to develop artificial intelligence capable of providing cyber defense against threats.
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Welcome to the Cincinnati Enquirer Student of the Week vote of 2024-2025, honoring excellence in character, arts and academics among high school students from Nov. 11-15.
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American culture, society, and education broadly divides people into two separate intellectual camps from childhood: left brain thinkers adept at logic and math and right brained thinkers geared toward creativity.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Once the police have deposited Elwood in Nickel’s run-down barracks for Black inmates, Ross extends the dramatic force of his method while expanding its intellectual scope.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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His ideas have particularly struck a chord with readers who deal in aesthetics—artists, curators, designers, and architects—even though Han has not quite been embraced by philosophy academe.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
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That points to a missed opportunity, because even a little self-reflection would reveal much in 21st-century academe that will one day look as repellent as the earlier bias against Jews.The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2022
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Monica Sanders is an attorney, scholar, and writer focused on sustainability, climate justice, and emerging resilience technologies.Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Frazer contacted a scholar, Susan Weininger, who had written two books about Abercrombie.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
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In that book, and throughout his scholarly career, Blackhawk has attempted to enrich our conception of the American story by placing Native Americans at its center.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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Work produced during the residency will be showcased in exhibitions and scholarly publications, while DAF’s regional and international partnerships provide pathways for ongoing creative and academic exploration.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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But unlike the 2023 interview, the topics Welker brought up and Trump's response to them are no longer theoretical campaign promises.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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At its peak, around 3:00 am PT the following morning, the coin had a theoretical total value of $72 million; the tokens the teenager had initially held were worth more than $3 million.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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That committee was the brainchild of two men, William Rusher, the publisher of National Review, and his longtime collaborator, F. Clifton White, a lapsed and low-keyed academician from upstate New York.Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 9 July 2024
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This initiative, which supports multiple languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, leverages a diverse network of academicians, researchers, tech platforms, and fact checkers.Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
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Subsequent chapters explore great bookmen of the Renaissance, from the Florentine tradesman Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Flemish illuminator Simon Bening to the English antiquarian Sir Robert Cotton — manuscript obsessives all.Bruce Holsinger, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
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In the 1970s and ’80s, a flamboyant Texas bookman and one-time president of the ABAA named John Jenkins made money selling stolen and forged items to libraries and collectors.Travis McDade, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
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Starting this scholastic year, the program is donating 175,000 euros to institutions located in the U.S. and U.K. Plans are afoot to expand globally in the future.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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Public health, the work of public health cannot be principally scholastic.Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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“Academic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academic. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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