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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the most erudite people in medical research attended the conference an erudite lecture on the latest discoveries in astronomy
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as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
the erudite language of a textbook on philosophy
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Recent Examples of erudite
For most of her career, Ms. van Kampen was one of the many erudite, imaginative artists of the theater who stay behind the scenes.
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Alex Traub, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
That influence is palpable in Hudson’s playing, which is marked by unexpected, almost counterintuitive little figures; his style was erudite, but teasing.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
These posts delivered a snapshot of his worldview in this period: idiosyncratic, erudite and angry with little room for moderation.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
The final version, thanks to its production and Antonoff plumbing the lower depths of his voice, recalls the erudite, hooky gloom of the Magnetic Fields refracted through string lights on their final bit of wattage.
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—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Alex Traub, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
That influence is palpable in Hudson’s playing, which is marked by unexpected, almost counterintuitive little figures; his style was erudite, but teasing.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
These posts delivered a snapshot of his worldview in this period: idiosyncratic, erudite and angry with little room for moderation.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
The final version, thanks to its production and Antonoff plumbing the lower depths of his voice, recalls the erudite, hooky gloom of the Magnetic Fields refracted through string lights on their final bit of wattage.
35.
—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudite
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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Redefine Entertainment, founded in 2021, focuses on representing cultural thought leaders in the literary space.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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In 1960, Edna O’Brien, a young Irish woman, made a sensational literary debut with The Country Girls, sparking controversy in Ireland, where her books were banned and burned.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When waiting lists were circumvented, transplants disproportionately went to white, Asian and more educated patients.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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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“Erudite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudite. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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