as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Once again, Arteta declined to introduce academy forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Tessa Van den Broeck stars as a top player at an academy who stays silent when her older male coach is suspended amid an investigation.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
And once seized, then the assets of that academy begin to be sold off at discount prices.
—Milton Guevara, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
On the left of team principal Fred Vasseur was the team’s future, Charles Leclerc, who has called Ferrari his home since joining the team in 2016 as part of its driver academy.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Tessa Van den Broeck stars as a top player at an academy who stays silent when her older male coach is suspended amid an investigation.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
And once seized, then the assets of that academy begin to be sold off at discount prices.
—Milton Guevara, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
On the left of team principal Fred Vasseur was the team’s future, Charles Leclerc, who has called Ferrari his home since joining the team in 2016 as part of its driver academy.
—Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Academy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academy. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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