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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
Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Another 2015 study, this time on roughly 100 people who survived an emergency airplane landing, found that women and less educated people were more likely to experience more severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as intrusive memories, anxiety and unease.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 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
While these artifacts and foodstuffs deteriorate and disappear, the trees survive, allowing today’s researchers to make educated guesses about the lost objects.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Another 2015 study, this time on roughly 100 people who survived an emergency airplane landing, found that women and less educated people were more likely to experience more severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as intrusive memories, anxiety and unease.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 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
Adjective
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Today, few Americans—even few historians—could describe the ins and outs of the case, but in the forties almost any literate American could have told the tale.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Reading isn’t hard-coded into our genome, like the capacity for speech is, and until recently, only a small minority of humans were literate.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The loss of this skilled support would place a greater burden on active-duty soldiers, who are not trained for many of these back-end roles.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hurley said postgame that Florida’s roster construction — especially the Gators’ skilled two-way bigs and glut of perimeter threats — reminded him of his own rosters, at least for most of the past three seasons.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 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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The timing - and the kits themselves - were inspired by a survey Halo Top conducted.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Though her innovations inspired a movement in young children’s learning, Montessori saw her work more simply.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Until now, the consensus scholarly view has held that collards came to the Americas early in the 16th century with Spanish, Portuguese or English Europeans, who introduced collards as a garden plant that was then taken up by enslaved Africans.—
Abderrahim Ouarghidi,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2025
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The following reading list offers an initial primer on some of the major scholarly trends in the vibrant history of natural history.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The mixture is often constructed around Vessel’s burly croon, which is frequently presented at the front of the mix, but is adept at harvesting accessible hooks out of a crashing breakdown when needed.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Quick-footed Trevor Story was adept at vacuuming up the baseball and making a spinning throw to first.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Promoting a civilized society is more important than ever, said Deborah Jordy, SCFD’s executive director for the last decade.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Had someone cast him in a movie, the actor would most likely be Paul Henreid, who played a highly civilized spy in the film Casablanca.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Six in 10 fourth graders aren't proficient in math, and seven in 10 can't read at the 4th grade level.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to Illinois State Board of Education 2024 data, 37% of District 205 students are proficient in English/language arts and 38% are proficient in math.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educated. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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