ivies
- plural of ivy.
Example Sentences
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For reasons lost to dusty bureaucracy, the Ivies stayed out of the FCS playoffs that had launched in 1978.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
While athletic scholarships at other schools can be contingent on an athlete’s playing status, need-based awards in the Ivies are not.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023
He’s aiming for CSUs and UCs and doesn’t think he’ll apply to any Ivies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Even though we are talking about the Ivies, we are also talking about different kinds of educational elitism, whether it's an MIT or a Vassar.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022
But over the years it gradually shed its religious affiliation and became a secular institution, as did the other Ivies.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
