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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
educated people are often more aware and tolerant of cultural and ethnic diversity
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a violinist caressing the instrument with an educated touch
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as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers
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as in inspired
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school
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Recent Examples of educated
Boris Kreiman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The ability for teens to make logical, educated decisions is muddied by an array of factors: their lack of life experience, their vulnerability to peer pressure and their underdeveloped brain maturity.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
John Graham Harper, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
She was educated, employed by a federal agency, and comfortable navigating bureaucracies and unresponsive gatekeepers.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Moreover, in trade, understanding potential hazards is fundamental to making educated decisions.
—Boris Kreiman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The ability for teens to make logical, educated decisions is muddied by an array of factors: their lack of life experience, their vulnerability to peer pressure and their underdeveloped brain maturity.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
By creating a supportive, educated and engaged environment, leaders can seamlessly embed wellness into the workplace routine.
—John Graham Harper, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
She was educated, employed by a federal agency, and comfortable navigating bureaucracies and unresponsive gatekeepers.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educated
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When her friends started getting divorced a few years later, a lot of them didn’t have any money, weren’t financially literate, and felt trapped.—
Ginger Gentile,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Everett’s Jim is not the caricature often associated with Twain’s portrayal but a literate, introspective man whose intellect and strategic thinking shine through.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Dec. 2024
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Such trends have already been observed in studies of highly skilled immigrant labor – which can add an additional 6% in entrepreneurial activity to a city within three years.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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First, rational analysis, traditionally taught in business schools, uses logical reasoning and empirical data to assess situations and outcomes.—
Hulan Hagen,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Dinesh and his little cafe taught me a valuable lesson on slow marketing—that a relaxed approach can sometimes be the most effective way to stand out.—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Hailey's husband Justin Bieber, were attending their pal Lauren Perez's bowling birthday party at Lucky Strike Beverly Hills at the Beverly Center, which may have inspired their boxy attire.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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Will the timepieces that make their debut in the coming months reflect the exuberance of the former period or the practicality inspired by the reckoning that came after?—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These research reports and scholarly articles explain how.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
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Researchers often comb through reams of scholarly works.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Managers in the solar industry are adept at making novice salespeople like Colvin push through the job’s darkness.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Phillies were fine with dedicating roughly 20 percent of their total outfield plate appearances (1,890) to a below-average hitter and adept defender in Rojas.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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What does ring true until the final frame of the show and into our present-day lives is that civilization and the civilized rarely occupy the same space.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2025
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Douyin Warnings From Within China China’s drive to assimilate the Tibetans echoes history elsewhere in the world where Indigenous people were seen by their foreign occupiers as savages who needed to be civilized with boarding schools, causing trauma and abuses.—
Chris Buckley,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Since many trainees aren’t fluent in English, part of the training involves taking English classes to become more proficient in the language.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Making dumb, fun genre shows that are heavy on vibes and generally proficient with mechanics.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educated. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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