as in schools
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Recent Examples of academies
After years of allowing chronically underenrolled public schools to struggle, Chicago is spending millions to transform three into STEAM academies, hoping to draw families back to the neighborhood schools that many of them abandoned.
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Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
Trump has been especially interested in reshaping education practices at military academies in his second term.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Universities and academies formalized disciplines, research careers and standards of evidence.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1973, over 6,000 students attended these academies.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Technology bootcamps, academies and community partnerships that support career-switchers or underrepresented communities all excel in identifying a person with potential and giving them the skills to learn and adapt to the changing technology landscape.
—David Rai, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But athletes like Horvath at service academies are considered government employees and are not allowed to make money off their name, image and likeness.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Youngsters in shiny academies do not experience this.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Broward’s efforts to improve student performance and convert elementary schools into K-8 academies are showing no signs of reversing a decades-long trend of plummeting enrollment.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
Trump has been especially interested in reshaping education practices at military academies in his second term.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Universities and academies formalized disciplines, research careers and standards of evidence.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
By 1973, over 6,000 students attended these academies.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Technology bootcamps, academies and community partnerships that support career-switchers or underrepresented communities all excel in identifying a person with potential and giving them the skills to learn and adapt to the changing technology landscape.
—David Rai, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But athletes like Horvath at service academies are considered government employees and are not allowed to make money off their name, image and likeness.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Youngsters in shiny academies do not experience this.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Broward’s efforts to improve student performance and convert elementary schools into K-8 academies are showing no signs of reversing a decades-long trend of plummeting enrollment.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for academies
schools
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Only about 3% of this year's participating students came from D-or-F-rated schools, which Smith said reflected little change from the previous year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lodges like Time + Tide’s Chinzombo fund schools, clinics, and anti-poaching teams.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Academies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academies. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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