advanced
adjective
ad·vanced
əd-ˈvan(t)st 
1
: far on in time or course
a man advanced in years
2
a
: being beyond others in progress or ideas
tastes a bit too advanced for the times
b
: being beyond the elementary or introductory
advanced chemistry
c
: greatly developed beyond an initial stage
the most advanced scientific methods
advanced weapons systems
d
: much evolved from an early ancestral type
bees and other advanced insects
advanced traits
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Examples of advanced in a Sentence
The school has courses for elementary, intermediate, and advanced students.
The book explains both basic and advanced techniques.
The system has many advanced features.
The disease is in an advanced stage.
an advanced form of cancer
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To what extent do Idaho big-game hunters agree that the use of advanced modern technology to harvest big game aligns with fair chase tenets?
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, Oklahoma’s advanced metrics all give pretty serious cause for concern, and Fears’ underlying metrics also are quite messy.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
According to the marque, the plan is to create a fully sustainable city that features advanced, innovative technologies such as self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, and even smart homes that can enhance mobility, connectivity, and well-being.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
As a result, the model’s ability to analyze complex, specialized data or perform advanced reasoning within the target domain is limited.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
On the other hand, Oklahoma’s advanced metrics all give pretty serious cause for concern, and Fears’ underlying metrics also are quite messy.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
According to the marque, the plan is to create a fully sustainable city that features advanced, innovative technologies such as self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, and even smart homes that can enhance mobility, connectivity, and well-being.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
As a result, the model’s ability to analyze complex, specialized data or perform advanced reasoning within the target domain is limited.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Advanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanced. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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