academically
adverb
ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly
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Definition of academically
: in an academic way : with regard to formal studies or academics
doing well academically academically advanced students And it has made them more appealing to colleges, which have grown more welcoming as they find that homeschoolers do fine academically.— Linda Perlstein … fans and coaches at academically elite institutions would say that, yes, they were handicapped by stricter admissions policies, but in the long run, brains win out over brawn.— Mark Bechtel
Examples of academically in a Sentence
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Logan will need ongoing interventions to make gains academically and in life. — Boys & Girls Aid, oregonlive, "Logan, 10, is playful, energetic and caring despite hardships: A Home of Their Own," 7 Sep. 2019 Her daughter, Maya, was academically gifted and excelled in college. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "Student Debt Is Transforming the American Family," 2 Sep. 2019 Roark joined the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League in 2008 after being declared academically ineligible at Illinois. — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, "It’s all about adjustments for new A’s starter Tanner Roark," 19 Aug. 2019 The institutions are very different, both academically and geographically. — Susan Haigh, courant.com, "University of Bridgeport and Vermont’s Marlboro College will merge," 25 July 2019 The changing standards, which state officials said set a higher bar academically, came in the wake of a recession, and money for training teachers on the new standards was tight. — al, "More answers to your questions about education in Alabama," 14 Aug. 2019 On top of being isolating and awful to deal with, this shame can also interfere with a person’s life in a lot of ways, whether that’s personally, socially, academically, or professionally. — Anna Borges, SELF, "Here’s When Hair-Pulling, Skin-Picking, or Nail-Biting Becomes a Disorder," 13 Aug. 2019 Poole transferred to La Lumiere School, a prep school in La Porte, Ind., in hopes to prepare himself academically and on the court after already committing to Michigan. — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, "How Warriors’ Jordan Poole’s ‘under-dog situation’ could help Steph Curry," 12 July 2019 Herbert was all-conference on the field and academically in ’18, and will be a two-time captain in the fall. — SI.com, "For Former Soldiers and NFL Players, a Place to Heal," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'academically.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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