as in knowledges
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the science of medicine grew tremendously in the course of the 19th century
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Recent Examples of sciences
The results need to be verified by a larger, randomized trial, says Hyagriv Simhan, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, who was also not involved with the study.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
The authors contend that IP should serve to enhance the arts and sciences and facilitate creativity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The honor has been given since 2005 to students from around the country at the organization’s yearly Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair for exceptional projects focused on ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, weather and climate sciences.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Yoga focuses heavily on breath work, which can impact blood pressure, according to Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH, a professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, DC.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Gigi Hadid speaks onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize ceremony, which honors outstanding achievements in the sciences, in Santa Monica, California, on April 18.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Brian Hynek, a professor in the department of geological sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, agrees that while the study bolsters the evidence for a past ocean, the appearance of Earth’s continental shelves is partly due to the role of plate tectonics, which Mars never had.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
The authors contend that IP should serve to enhance the arts and sciences and facilitate creativity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The honor has been given since 2005 to students from around the country at the organization’s yearly Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair for exceptional projects focused on ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, weather and climate sciences.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Yoga focuses heavily on breath work, which can impact blood pressure, according to Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH, a professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, DC.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Gigi Hadid speaks onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize ceremony, which honors outstanding achievements in the sciences, in Santa Monica, California, on April 18.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Brian Hynek, a professor in the department of geological sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, agrees that while the study bolsters the evidence for a past ocean, the appearance of Earth’s continental shelves is partly due to the role of plate tectonics, which Mars never had.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sciences
Noun
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Sometimes my collection of knowledges feels like rash splatters of matter floating with me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many wisdoms intrinsic to permaculture long predate the term—it cannot be understated how much stems from indigenous knowledge and was passed down from generations before, from these ancestral stewards who listened to, and trusted, the land.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The book also includes little wisdoms from his three children with wife Camila Alves McConaughey; son Levi, 17 (who plays his onscreen son in The Lost Bus), daughter Vida, 15, and younger son Livingston, 12.—
Andrea Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Sciences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sciences. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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