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.
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Under the act, Washington empowered NOAA, NASA, the National Science Foundation, industry, academia and more to research how to prepare for adverse space weather events and to prioritize appropriate funding to that end.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
And the stalemate reflects the extent to which today’s combative political climate has also infected academia.
—Jeremy W. Peters Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 6 May 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
And the stalemate reflects the extent to which today’s combative political climate has also infected academia.
—Jeremy W. Peters Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 6 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for academia
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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