as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a military academy an academy of the fine arts
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Recent Examples of academy
The money will be used to build a server manufacturing facility in Houston, produce silicon chips in Arizona, establish a manufacturing academy in Detroit, and create 20,000 new jobs.
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James Peckham, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
To help the academy join the list of 62 pantries across San Diego County, Ava and Sydney, who attend Francis Parker School in San Diego, took the opportunity to support a potential food pantry less than five miles from their school.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
But the cancer of DEI has had a long time to metastasize at the local level before this recent charge against it at the highest echelons of government, the market, and the academy.
—Jacob Koestner, National Review, 11 May 2025
Barca academy graduate Inaki Pena, 26, initially deputised for the Germany international, before Wojciech Szczesny, 35, came out of retirement to sign a contract with the Catalan club until the end of the season.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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James Peckham, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
To help the academy join the list of 62 pantries across San Diego County, Ava and Sydney, who attend Francis Parker School in San Diego, took the opportunity to support a potential food pantry less than five miles from their school.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
But the cancer of DEI has had a long time to metastasize at the local level before this recent charge against it at the highest echelons of government, the market, and the academy.
—Jacob Koestner, National Review, 11 May 2025
Barca academy graduate Inaki Pena, 26, initially deputised for the Germany international, before Wojciech Szczesny, 35, came out of retirement to sign a contract with the Catalan club until the end of the season.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for academy
school
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Tricia said the school’s prom guidelines did not specifically state that LGBTQ+ individuals were barred from attending school events.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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In the weeks prior to their charter renewal, school leadership is contending with a damning third party audit report that alleged several major violations in the school’s governance and fiscal structure.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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“Academy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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