academia
noun
ac·a·de·mia
ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe
scientists in industry and academia
a career in academia
Examples of academia in a Sentence
She found the business world very different from academia.
Recent Examples on the Web
Once again, she could be seen wearing black tights and a pair of heeled black loafers, similar to the dark academia aesthetic.
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Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
This is exacerbating the ongoing exodus of life scientists from academia.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
The rise of niche scents reflects a wider trend in online-centric fashion and beauty communities, where micro-aesthetics, such as cottagecore and dark academia, proliferate.
—Cassidy George, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Turnitin Software firm that checks for copying and plagiarism, primarily used by academia.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
For all their talk of growth and expansion within academia, the computing deans’ ambitions seem remarkably modest.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
In what ways will AI reshape academia to help prepare students to thrive in the technological landscape of the future?
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The Captain’s confession takes us through the closing days of the Vietnam War and into Los Angeles’ Vietnamese exile community, from the tarmac on the eve of Saigon’s fall to the snooty halls of academia to the chaotic set of a Hollywood movie about the war.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Plus, Montclair State doesn’t want to put a blanket ban on AI, which will have some place in academia.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
This is exacerbating the ongoing exodus of life scientists from academia.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
The rise of niche scents reflects a wider trend in online-centric fashion and beauty communities, where micro-aesthetics, such as cottagecore and dark academia, proliferate.
—Cassidy George, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Turnitin Software firm that checks for copying and plagiarism, primarily used by academia.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
For all their talk of growth and expansion within academia, the computing deans’ ambitions seem remarkably modest.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
In what ways will AI reshape academia to help prepare students to thrive in the technological landscape of the future?
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The Captain’s confession takes us through the closing days of the Vietnam War and into Los Angeles’ Vietnamese exile community, from the tarmac on the eve of Saigon’s fall to the snooty halls of academia to the chaotic set of a Hollywood movie about the war.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Plus, Montclair State doesn’t want to put a blanket ban on AI, which will have some place in academia.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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