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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
a scholarly analysis of the historical document
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as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a scholarly essay making comparisons between 18th-century French authors and their Germanic counterparts
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Recent Examples of scholarly
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.
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Abderrahim Ouarghidi, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
As a scholarly subject, the Red Scare has never quite experienced its moment of glory.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Marty’s scholarly writings had influenced me profoundly.
—Eboo Patel, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has flaunted its contempt for many of the country’s cultural, scholarly, scientific, medical, and educational institutions while announcing its intention to defund and destroy them.
—Elaine Weiss, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
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Abderrahim Ouarghidi, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
As a scholarly subject, the Red Scare has never quite experienced its moment of glory.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Marty’s scholarly writings had influenced me profoundly.
—Eboo Patel, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has flaunted its contempt for many of the country’s cultural, scholarly, scientific, medical, and educational institutions while announcing its intention to defund and destroy them.
—Elaine Weiss, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholarly
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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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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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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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This—and many other reasons—is why educated human beings will always be needed to forecast the weather.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 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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The Myth of Looking Outward A fourth pervasive myth is the belief that the best innovation comes from looking outward: at competitors, industry trends, or academic theories.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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There was a risk that such a single-minded pursuit of so difficult a problem could hurt her academic career, but Späth dedicated all her time to it anyway.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Golden Triangle administers the scholarships in cooperation with Mount Dora Community Trust. Award considerations include scholastic ability, responsibility toward education, financial need and includes a special emphasis on community service.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholarly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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