as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average reader probably hasn't heard of him
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Recent Examples of lettered
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
No more wondering about point differentials and lettered groups!
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Similarly, lettered signs supported former President Donald Trump and Kari Lake and opposed Proposition 479, a measure that would extend a long-running transportation sales tax.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Shuttle — one of three such lines too short to warrant its own numbered or lettered bullet from the Transit Authority — as a relatively inconsequential piece of Gotham’s massive subway system.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Loading your audio article A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing a shortage of trains on the lettered lines, the Daily News has learned.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
No more wondering about point differentials and lettered groups!
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Similarly, lettered signs supported former President Donald Trump and Kari Lake and opposed Proposition 479, a measure that would extend a long-running transportation sales tax.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Shuttle — one of three such lines too short to warrant its own numbered or lettered bullet from the Transit Authority — as a relatively inconsequential piece of Gotham’s massive subway system.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettered
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
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While officials have always made educated guesses about setup impact, this tool crunches numbers in a way that should bring more precision to the task while also speeding up decision making.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Astronomers can collect information about light wavelengths traveling through and getting blocked by a planet's atmosphere and, based on various properties of these wavelengths, make educated guesses about composition of the atmosphere itself.—
Perri Thaler,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There is a long running scholarly debate dedicated to answering this question, and there is certainly room for improvement in how aid is allocated and executed.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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My scholarly research on the right to appeal explores how this process serves as a crucial safeguard in the country’s legal system.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Several of the top 10 authors also penned the top 10 titles of the year, which included Hannah's The Women, Yarros' Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses, according to Libby.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Travis also penned a gushing tribute on Instagram to mark his daughter's birthday on Christmas Eve.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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At 10, Brenton Wood wrote his first song about a man who wanted to be a bird.—
Priscella Vega,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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Culture Low Stakes Forever Nicholas Hune-Brown Gordon Korman wrote his first bestseller in seventh grade.—
hazlitt.net,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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In early December, UNESCO inscribed a brand new batch of international traditions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2024
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It was found close to the sites of early synagogues, mosques and churches and was inscribed with the 10 Biblical laws in Paleo-Hebrew script.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Lettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettered. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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