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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
educated people are often more aware and tolerant of cultural and ethnic diversity
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a violinist caressing the instrument with an educated touch
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as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers
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as in inspired
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school
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Recent Examples of educated
Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
According to Apartment Advisor, the nation’s capital is the second-most educated place in the country, with 65.9% of D.C. residents having at least a bachelor’s degree, the second highest on the list.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Devonne Goode, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
Born in 1987, he was educated at the University of Leiden and served in the Dutch Navy.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
This phenomenon occurs when talented and educated people leave their home countries and contribute to progress and economies of somewhere else.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
According to Apartment Advisor, the nation’s capital is the second-most educated place in the country, with 65.9% of D.C. residents having at least a bachelor’s degree, the second highest on the list.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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Most Inspirational Documentary Our favorite 2024 documentary that inspired, educated, and entertained the whole family.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
Born in 1987, he was educated at the University of Leiden and served in the Dutch Navy.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educated
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At the same time, fans are more financially literate, and creators are increasingly looking for ways to own and monetize their work without middlemen.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Their neighbors were literate, cultivated, liberal in their politics.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 May 2025
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The hope, Morrison said, was to encourage employers to bring in skilled workers via the permanent residency pathway, on the theory that immigrants with green cards would, by being on stronger footing, be less likely to undercut wages for Americans than guest workers did.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
3 June 2025
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State government has made the education and training of skilled aerospace workers an important priority.—
Yogi Tharanibalan,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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First, rational analysis, traditionally taught in business schools, uses logical reasoning and empirical data to assess situations and outcomes.—
Hulan Hagen,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Dinesh and his little cafe taught me a valuable lesson on slow marketing—that a relaxed approach can sometimes be the most effective way to stand out.—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Take a dive into the deep end, and keep scrolling to shop more one-piece bathing suits inspired by Kate Hudson now.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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We get inspired, we get motivated, then there’s a [backlash], and the pendulum swings the other way.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Articles appear in scholarly journals, and books are published by university presses, only after a rigorous, double-blind review process.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Her scholarly work includes works on the Constitution, democracy in America and women’s citizenship.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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His script may go over the top, and a generally adept cast (which also includes prominent parts for Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar, Shalet Monique and others) copes variably with its excesses.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Humanoid robots are physically fluently adept before AGI is attained.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Exile away from the rest of the civilized federation.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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Two highly modern, eminently civilized nations were plunged into chaos.—
Kelly McKinney,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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Preparatory Academy, an alternative high school in the Bronx for young adults who have lived in the United States for less than one year and are not yet proficient in English.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Note that even the most proficient human interviewer (perhaps a very experienced clinical psychologists with decades of training and experience) will have off days, feel up or down because of personal events, and be affected by conscious and unconscious biases.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educated. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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