scholarly
adjective
schol·ar·ly
ˈskä-lər-lē 
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Examples of scholarly in a Sentence
His writings have been recently given scholarly attention.
She has a scholarly interest in music.
a scholarly study of words and their origins
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There is no scholarly consensus on the term, according to both Berman and Mark Bray, a political scientist from Rutgers University.
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Instead, the museum has filed a lawsuit against the Manhattan District Attorney seeking a declaration that the museum is the rightful and lawful owner of a headless bronze whose likely illicit origins have been documented in a major scholarly journal.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Out from the Ohio State University Press, the book is one of hundreds of titles included in JSTOR’s Path to Open program, making scholarly books accessible online to wide audiences (read chapter four here, free of charge).
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
Clarke said the department is examining available documents, witness accounts, scholarly and historical research and other information related to the massacre.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Instead, the museum has filed a lawsuit against the Manhattan District Attorney seeking a declaration that the museum is the rightful and lawful owner of a headless bronze whose likely illicit origins have been documented in a major scholarly journal.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Out from the Ohio State University Press, the book is one of hundreds of titles included in JSTOR’s Path to Open program, making scholarly books accessible online to wide audiences (read chapter four here, free of charge).
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
Clarke said the department is examining available documents, witness accounts, scholarly and historical research and other information related to the massacre.
—Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scholarly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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