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as in privileged
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as in talented
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as in endowed
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gifted
David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
The film is set against the enchanting backdrop of Tuscany, where a young and gifted Black artist named Ace (Williams-Stirling) embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery after moving to Italy on a scholarship for university.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Society worked as a vast segregation system, elevating the academically gifted above everybody else.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
The film is set against the enchanting backdrop of Tuscany, where a young and gifted Black artist named Ace (Williams-Stirling) embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery after moving to Italy on a scholarship for university.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Jenna Bush Hager gifted her daughter, Mila, a new kitten after her former cat, Hollywood, went missing this summer.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Elsbeth very kindly and firmly turns down her request for obviously privileged information.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Cera will play a naïve rebel who tries to help the desperate man, while Jones is playing a privileged woman blind to the oppression of the government.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
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For example, Porsche endowed the 992 GT3 with a double wishbone setup in the front of the car for the first time in the 911’s history, which helps the car turn into corners with more agility and urgency.Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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The mainstream church teaches that only men are endowed with priesthood power.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Mikhail Svetlov / Getty Images file Intimidation has long been a favored tool of the Kremlin in its attempts to shape Western policy, and the Kremlin's doctrinal changes were once again backed by grave threats from some of its leading public advocates.David Hodari, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Heeled thong sandals are ubiquitous, and mesh continues to be a favored material.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
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The best moments on the project come either from vocalists who can hold their own with Dunn (at 71, still in possession of one of country’s greatest set of pipes), or from inspired musical reinvention.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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Head writer Francisco Javier Royo Fernández and showrunner Jerry Rodríguez (part of a team of executive producers that includes Salma Hayek Pinault) also make the inspired and smartly executed decision to expand the story’s engagement with the political upheavals of its time.Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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This man needs to accept that he’s been blessed with five beautiful and healthy children, thank his lucky stars and stop being selfish.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In the hands of those blessed or cursed with the urge to sculpt plants, a topiary develops character.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Parkin said the company was fortunate to find a facility in Shelbyville that already fit the size and capabilities needed with only some retooling and minimal construction needed to outfit the building for battery production.Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
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For us and for other animals, however, there’s a second fortunate result: Oxygen.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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For their experiment, the researchers collected satellite navigation signals from millions of Android phones around the world equipped with a dual-frequency Global Navigation Satellite System.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Parents should also note that college consultancies vary widely in their approaches, expertise, and the makeup of their team—and not every consultancy is equipped to meet the needs of middle school students.Christopher Rim, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Our floor-through apartment on Bond Street is my luckiest business decision and my only retirement fund.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Moon is in your sign dancing beautifully with lucky Jupiter, which is good for business.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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