as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a college that gives a higher priority to scholastic endeavors than to athletic pursuits
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Recent Examples of scholastic
Public health, the work of public health cannot be principally scholastic.
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Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Laws to ban transgender athletes at the scholastic level have swept across the US, with 25 states adopting them.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, SELF, 5 Aug. 2024
In 2016, the Copenhagen Consensus Conference found that physical activity improves scholastic performance and brain function.
—Kimberly Aguirre, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
A number of Florida schools are trekking to Atlanta to play in Georgia’s second boys scholastic showcase.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Laws to ban transgender athletes at the scholastic level have swept across the US, with 25 states adopting them.
—Frankie De La Cretaz, SELF, 5 Aug. 2024
In 2016, the Copenhagen Consensus Conference found that physical activity improves scholastic performance and brain function.
—Kimberly Aguirre, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
A number of Florida schools are trekking to Atlanta to play in Georgia’s second boys scholastic showcase.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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“Scholastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholastic. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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