as in education
the understanding and information gained from being educated
he impressed everyone with his general literacy as well as his natural intelligence
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Recent Examples of literacy
Educate on internet safety Many elderly people fall victim to scams due to limited digital literacy.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The organization provides free services for parents, and children up to the age of 5, including health screenings, meals and snacks and a financial literacy curriculum.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Lower literacy in unincorporated Sacramento Students in unincorporated Sacramento County struggle with literacy even more, with 35% reading at grade level, according to the foundation.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Leaders who proactively support these areas through training, mentorship, financial literacy programs, and access to mental health resources aren't just being compassionate—they're being strategic.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The organization provides free services for parents, and children up to the age of 5, including health screenings, meals and snacks and a financial literacy curriculum.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Lower literacy in unincorporated Sacramento Students in unincorporated Sacramento County struggle with literacy even more, with 35% reading at grade level, according to the foundation.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Leaders who proactively support these areas through training, mentorship, financial literacy programs, and access to mental health resources aren't just being compassionate—they're being strategic.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literacy
Noun
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For a nation where the majority of the population was born after 1979, there remains a glaring gap in education and public reckoning over the Khmer Rouge’s atrocities.—
Sophal Ear,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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This program was designed to teach designers the business side of their craft, a topic often overlooked in traditional design education.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Last week, Fyre Festival organizers fired back at the Playa del Carmen's statement saying the Mexican city's government had no knowledge of the event.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Another lawsuit, from the state of Maine, lists and provides photographs of a litany of internal industry documents showing industry knowledge of the threat of climate change.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Her daughter who has dyslexia and receives special education services misses out on crucial learning time as a result.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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Human dancers perform movements while wearing motion capture suits, and this data is fed into Atlas' learning model.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Harper has seven scholarship spots remaining to meet the new NCAA Division 15-player roster cap.—
Kevin Utz,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Future scholarship dollars could also potentially be reallocated under the increasing financial burden of revenue sharing, which will largely be directed to revenue sports.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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