Definitions

academic year

NOUN

school year

Synonyms

WEAK

academic grade academic term academic track college year collegiate year scholastic year school term session term university year

Example Sentences

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The board, he said, “is in the process of proposing a roadmap of policy work and partnership building with other state and K-12 education leaders in the next academic year and beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Data recorded in health and safety systems by academic year was provided by 25 out of Scotland's 32 local authorities.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And it appears poised to get wider still, with the Education Department projecting that women earning bachelor’s degrees in the current academic year will outnumber men by nearly 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In this academic year alone, interscholastic officials have recorded 7,028 athletic transfers, up from 5,688 last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

However, we are sorry to inform you that due to funding restrictions, we are unable to continue your financial aid for the 1981—1982 academic year.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng