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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the most erudite people in medical research attended the conference an erudite lecture on the latest discoveries in astronomy
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as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
the erudite language of a textbook on philosophy
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Recent Examples of erudite
That Neil Gaiman was gracious, erudite, brilliant, and concerned for others.
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
All while being charming and erudite.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
That influence is palpable in Hudson’s playing, which is marked by unexpected, almost counterintuitive little figures; his style was erudite, but teasing.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Like a slightly more erudite and discriminating, but also kinky, Judy Blume!
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
All while being charming and erudite.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
That influence is palpable in Hudson’s playing, which is marked by unexpected, almost counterintuitive little figures; his style was erudite, but teasing.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Like a slightly more erudite and discriminating, but also kinky, Judy Blume!
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for erudite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudite
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But, because a musician no longer had to be literate to gain worldwide acclaim, the technology had the collateral effect of sidelining musical literacy.—
Matthew Aucoin,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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Studies show that financial trauma can lead to avoidance behaviors, chronic underinvestment, and hesitancy in wealth-building strategies, even among financially literate women.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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His fellow citizens recall him as part of a wave of Latin American literary lions in the latter half of the 20th century.—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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Taking narratives to a whole new level, Split Fiction casts you and your significant other as Mio and Zoe, a pair of down-on-their-luck writers who become trapped in a combination of their stories (sci-fi meets fantasy) due to an accident at a groundbreaking literary tech firm.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Obstacles to home ownership left Black families poorer and less educated than whites, disparities that helped to drive lower rates of voter turnout among Blacks in southern states than in the rest of the country until the 1990s, and lower turnout than whites until the 2008 election.—
Made by History,
TIME,
25 Mar. 2025
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Through collaboration, everyone from vets to pet parents can start embracing AI for better pet health outcomes: getting rid of Dr. Google, anxiety and moving toward a more educated and conscious way to treat pets and their diseases and needs.—
Massimiliano Melis,
Forbes,
11 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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“Erudite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudite. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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