as in education
attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
Enjoy your four or five semesters of higher education.
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
This climate appears to be affecting higher education LGBTQ programs in the state, with potential consequences for academic freedom.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The White House has jeopardized billions of dollars in federal higher education funds.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Men lag behind dramatically in achievements such as higher education attainment.
—Angelica Puzio Ferrara, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
This climate appears to be affecting higher education LGBTQ programs in the state, with potential consequences for academic freedom.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The White House has jeopardized billions of dollars in federal higher education funds.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Men lag behind dramatically in achievements such as higher education attainment.
—Angelica Puzio Ferrara, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
Noun
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The experience also underscored the power of education and awareness in challenging existing stigmas and encouraging people to think differently.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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This concerted expansion of secondary education boosted productivity, which grew very rapidly over the 1920s and 1930s.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The current sanctuary law, passed in 2017 in response to the previous Trump administration's policies, is similar to others across the country meant to allow immigrants to access police and health care services, as well as schooling, without fear of being handed over to ICE.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, if a child has a disability, developmental disorder, or other unique needs, parents may face extra costs—especially if their child requires specialized schooling or services, says Rivera.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2025
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Aside from grants, the school does not rely on outside funding and is mostly run on tuition fees and fundraising.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many older people point to past tuition and other school costs and ask why younger generations don’t step up and pay their bills.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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March kicks off with Venus retrograde in your ninth house of philosophical growth and higher learning.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
24 Feb. 2025
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The legal complexities of the issue have now landed at the doorstep of elementary schools, middle school classrooms, high schools and halls of higher learning.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2025
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Climbing out of the poverty of her upbringing, Frame studied to be a schoolteacher but was hospitalized in her early twenties, after a suicide attempt provoked by the anxiety of her teaching assessment.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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