as in educated
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the columnist's witty and literate comments on current events make her a popular guest on political talk shows
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Recent Examples of literate
But an economically literate America is a stronger America.
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John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Studies have shown that less than 30 percent of the U.S. public is scientifically literate.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: Football and books — the recipe for a more learned and literate America.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The island provides plenty of incentives for investors, including a skilled and highly literate workforce, trade agreements that open up a market of nearly one billion customers, very low energy costs and a strategic location outside of the hurricane belt.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Studies have shown that less than 30 percent of the U.S. public is scientifically literate.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: Football and books — the recipe for a more learned and literate America.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The island provides plenty of incentives for investors, including a skilled and highly literate workforce, trade agreements that open up a market of nearly one billion customers, very low energy costs and a strategic location outside of the hurricane belt.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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Dissatisfaction with Trump since his reelection is running especially strong among highly educated and more-affluent voters, polls say.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 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
Adjective
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Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialized the production, sale and dissemination of bogus scholarly research.—
Cyril Labbé,
The Conversation,
31 Jan. 2025
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Federal law prohibits universities from discussing individual students' disciplinary records, but the University takes these violations of our rules and scholarly norms seriously.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The lighting is sufficient for patrons to take it all in, and the sound level, despite the size of the room, has been successfully brought down to a civilized level.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Even a hearing on the proposal to arm school staff is equal parts passionate and civilized, as the majority gun-owning constituents don’t all agree that the Second Amendment should extend to the classroom.—
Lauren Wissot,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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