SCIENCES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

sciences

noun

plural of science

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 Still, Anthropic highlighted the potential for new discoveries in biology and medical sciences as a key pathway to profitability—the company currently runs at a loss in the billions of dollars. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026 The Trust plans to expand the program to include eligible Nobel laureates in chemistry, physics and economic sciences. — Luisa Yanez october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 Its team and technology will join Rosalind, OpenAI’s initiative for life sciences research. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 That’s the paradoxical power of benchmarking in the sciences. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Cheryl Thompson, professor and associate director for population sciences at the Penn State Cancer Institute, told Campus Insights Media the picture is complicated. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Clinical, in-residence and adjunct professors are concentrated in the health sciences. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 El Niño is like dropping a rock in a pond, says Daniel Vimont, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 McLaughlin said giving students exposure to AI in both the arts and sciences is important. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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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

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Somehow, the book is compact enough to fit into a bag, easy to dip into and draw from Le Guin’s wellspring of wisdoms.

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
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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