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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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The new rule also restricts students’ ability to change academic programs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

While his father had little interest in education, Marcus found academic inspiration in two uncles who were doctors, a great-uncle who could speak nine languages and, mostly, his mother.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Mr. Dillon intersperses his more academic chapters with occasional descriptions of Shanghai’s neighborhoods, temples and shops as they appear today.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

In America, Bundism dissolved into socialist Sunday schools, a summer camp and academic leftism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

They were grouped by occupation and wore identifying clothing—doctors, nurses, farmers, pharmacists, housemakers, actresses, librarians, college students in academic gowns.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

To help the EU answer it, an expert panel made up of doctors, academics, youth representatives and parents will deliver their recommendations Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

That is not without its problems, as many historians and academics have recognized.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

"It gave me time to mature. I made great friends, still pursued academics and had great coaches."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Global policymakers, academics and investors have been mingling at a five-star resort in Sintra, Portugal, this week for the meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Inexperienced writers tend to be closer to academics than to journalists and use too few paragraph breaks rather than too many.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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