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having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
any well-read person would recognize the quotation
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Recent Examples of well-read
At the top of the year, bookshelf wealth emerged as the definitive trend of 2024, igniting online discourse about the optics of seeming well-read based on the intentionality of your curation.
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
She’s always been so unbelievably well-read and politically savvy with the most hilarious sense of humor.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Well-loved and well-read copies of the book populate in countless children’s bedrooms.
—Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The Record, despite complaints from locals, remains well-read, even as readership dwindles at papers across the country.
—Kevin Draper, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
Indeed, in my experience as an editor, the best prose stylists are invariably well-read.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Aug. 2023
Reading the essays is like attending a concert with a friend who is exceptionally well-read and articulate.
—Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
Frank is emotionally intelligent, well-read, and articulate — an intellectual match for Queenie.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 16 May 2023
The board is well-read, says Edwards. – Don’t contradict your colleagues.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
She’s always been so unbelievably well-read and politically savvy with the most hilarious sense of humor.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Well-loved and well-read copies of the book populate in countless children’s bedrooms.
—Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The Record, despite complaints from locals, remains well-read, even as readership dwindles at papers across the country.
—Kevin Draper, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
Indeed, in my experience as an editor, the best prose stylists are invariably well-read.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Aug. 2023
Reading the essays is like attending a concert with a friend who is exceptionally well-read and articulate.
—Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
Frank is emotionally intelligent, well-read, and articulate — an intellectual match for Queenie.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 16 May 2023
The board is well-read, says Edwards. – Don’t contradict your colleagues.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-read
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Focus on financial management Being financially literate and making smart money decisions in your business will help optimize the profit in your business.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The same can be said for the movie as a whole, which blends Shelton’s talent for literate, witty character comedy with the conventions of the Joel Silver-era buddy flick in mutually beneficial ways.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Investing in their education benefits the state as a whole, creating a more educated and skilled workforce.—
Miami Herald Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2025
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Midway between Nashville and Memphis, the region’s demographics skew older, whiter, poorer and less educated than the state’s averages.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Hudson’s bandmates—the guitarist Robbie Robertson, the drummer Levon Helm, the bassist Rick Danko, and the pianist and multi-instrumentalist Richard Manuel—often described him as scholarly, nimble, and discerning, a professor type at loose in a scene dominated by beautiful buffoons.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Laymon said the suffrage monument on the Mall will draw on the diverse perspectives of its board and scholarly advisers, as well as the public.—
Jennifer Schuessler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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