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also academical
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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 theoretical
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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as in academe
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Recent Examples of academic
Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Industry partner projects give students practice applying academic knowledge to workplace problems.
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Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
As an academic, a nightclub manager and the founder of the event series Club Hospitality, Carrie loves nothing more than being in service to her people.
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Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Emma Fenske does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Industry partner projects give students practice applying academic knowledge to workplace problems.
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Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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The academics found that physical symptoms were reported more often and as occurring more frequently by patients with ovarian cancer.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
As an academic, a nightclub manager and the founder of the event series Club Hospitality, Carrie loves nothing more than being in service to her people.
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Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academic
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The decision severely hampered local planning for America’s 250th anniversary, disrupting history projects, museums and educational programs nationwide.
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This column is designed to be educational and informational only and should not be interpreted as medical advice.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
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After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.
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When people see that scams can be built around them specifically, security habits stop feeling theoretical and start feeling necessary.
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After machine learning identified promising candidates, researchers verified them through theoretical calculations before synthesizing and experimentally confirming the materials.
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And in the academe, there is a growing demand for nuclear science education.
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Different goals lead to different strategies The differences between industry and academe begin with a divergence in purpose.
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For a quarter century, Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era.
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Debate over the World War I-era killings, widely seen by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century, now collides with international accusations over Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
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He was honored as a Distinguished Fellow by the same organization for his scholarly contributions to the field of regional science, according to his obituary.
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Miami Circle gets historic recognition Carr and other experts, with the support of Ryan Wheeler, then the state’s chief of archaeology, built a case that gradually came to mainstream scientific and scholarly acceptance.
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Spontaneous and slightly chaotic, this cerebral synergy can bring surprising news or perhaps even trigger the sudden urge to break out of a stagnant situation.
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While Lovers Rock may be more musically spare and reserved, the album’s lyrics represent some of Adu’s most cerebral and political work to date.
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Whether such an android would have a soul or be self-aware, Lee said that's more speculative.
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Their investment materials include the typical warnings, that positions can be illiquid, speculative and difficult to value.
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“Academic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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