as in higher education
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The horizon of higher learning annihilated, every university reduced to mushroom clouds.
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Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
Osefo, a woman of multiple degrees and a proponent of higher learning, stars in The Real Housewives of Potomac, which premiered last Sunday on Bravo.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Founders of the republic viewed higher learning as essential to its success.
—Time, 1 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
Osefo, a woman of multiple degrees and a proponent of higher learning, stars in The Real Housewives of Potomac, which premiered last Sunday on Bravo.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Founders of the republic viewed higher learning as essential to its success.
—Time, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
Noun
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Community colleges play a significant role in helping military veterans transition from service to civilian life and higher education.—
Larry D. Urish,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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In total, the goal is for state higher education institutions to produce 550,000 credentials a year.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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