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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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Pramanik is also the Chief Investigator on a project developing an advanced grease interceptor that restaurants can use to remove small FOG particles more effectively.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Cruel Intentions: Special Preview with Cast and Creators of the New Series Presented by Prime Video
Join us for a special advanced screening of Prime Video’s new series Cruel Intentions, followed by a conversation with the cast and creators.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Earning our Editor's Choice Award for high-end fitness tracker, the Garmin Vivoactive 4 measures tons of advanced metrics, including (underwater) heart rate, respiration rate, stress level, pulse ox, and more, with access to over 20 preloaded sports apps and on-screen animations.
—Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Advanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanced. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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