HIGHER LEARNING Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

higher learning

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as in higher education

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Recent Examples of higher learning Trump administration policies of the past year have had a chilling effect on international enrollment at higher learning institutions across the country. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Mar. 2026 American higher learning is considered among the best in the world, but recent rankings show the top of the food chain may be changing. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026 With Neptune entering Aries on January 26th, your sector of travel, higher learning, spirituality, and belief systems is activated for the next thirteen years. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026 Osefo, a woman of multiple degrees and a proponent of higher learning, stars in The Real Housewives of Potomac, which premiered last Sunday on Bravo. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for higher learning

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Ken Griffin’s record-breaking $2 billion gift to establish a Carnegie Mellon University campus in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was lauded as the single largest donation to a higher education institution in history.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Beyond apprenticeships, the mayor’s childcare office is weighing opportunities for assistant teachers to become lead teachers, and partnerships with CUNY and other higher education institutions on more traditional models.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

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Their duties vary in their focus on research, clinical care and teaching.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The hair that inspired Kurin was one of three found in that manuscript, which was not actually a Bible but was Jefferson’s attempt to cut-and-paste a volume of the moral teachings of Jesus without reference to miracles or the supernatural.

— Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

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