as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Recent Examples of academy
In addition, his success with narrative short films has been recognized at academy qualifying and international film festivals across the world.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
And Flexjet will continue adding and training flight crews through its special cabin attendant academy.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Part of Transportation Secretary Duffy's plan to staff up the workforce includes $5,000 bonuses for recent academy graduates and lump sum payments to encourage controllers eligible for retirement to stay on the job longer.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 17 July 2025
Last year, voters were able to choose from 13 Czech feature films submitted by their producers, according to an academy press release.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 July 2025
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
And Flexjet will continue adding and training flight crews through its special cabin attendant academy.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Part of Transportation Secretary Duffy's plan to staff up the workforce includes $5,000 bonuses for recent academy graduates and lump sum payments to encourage controllers eligible for retirement to stay on the job longer.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 17 July 2025
Last year, voters were able to choose from 13 Czech feature films submitted by their producers, according to an academy press release.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academy
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He was listed as the only instructor at the San Jose martial arts school that offers martial arts classes to adults, according to its website.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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The series follows a group of students at DiMarco’s alma mater, Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Washington, D.C.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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“Academy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academy. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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