academies

plural of academy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of academies The district boasts 44 schools in all, with performing arts schools, scholastic academies, world language programs and a handful of magnet schools and charter options for both elementary and high school-age students. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Some parents revel in South Florida’s many options, splitting their kids between public and private academies. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The academies hire civilian faculty to offer expertise in topics and disciplines that military officers don’t study as part of their careers, such as English and the humanities. — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 For administrators running youth clubs, academies and athletic programs, inclusion should not begin after a child struggles. — Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The academies hire civilian faculty to offer expertise in topics and disciplines that military officers don't study as part of their careers, such as English and the humanities. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Back then the age of discovery was at its peak, and startling new information about what had previously been a very parochial planet was flooding into the academies of Europe and the Americas. — Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 The uneasy truce is over between the biggest academies in England. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for academies
schools
Noun
  • In Texas, parents have demanded that school districts ban all energy drinks in the public schools.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This all comes at a time when ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Academies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/academies. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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