as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of academe
Woke doesn't just characterize academe, academe is from where almost every trope of woke originally came.
—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
26 Jan. 2026
Chinese research took a long while to recover from Mao’s purge of academe.
—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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
But her decision to mix it up beyond the halls of academe has also landed her in the middle of a nasty social media drama and a Hollywood dispute.
—
Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for academe
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
26 Jan. 2026
Chinese research took a long while to recover from Mao’s purge of academe.
—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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
But her decision to mix it up beyond the halls of academe has also landed her in the middle of a nasty social media drama and a Hollywood dispute.
—
Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for academe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for academe
Noun
-
That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
-
The academy’s director and owner Leslie Novoa told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Monday night that the child was an 18-month-old boy who attended the school.
Noun
-
The deal covers the men’s and women’s first teams, academy, esports program and technical staff, with the first Nike kits debuting on July 18.
-
Karl Mayer has incorporated its long-running academy training program into the TIC, offering machine training, workshops and hands-on development support aimed at technicians, brand employees, service specialists and textile students.
Cite this Entry
“Academe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academe. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
