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as in privileged
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as in talented
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as in endowed
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gifted
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
Houston wide receiver Stefon Diggs reportedly paid safety Jimmie Ward $100,000 for the No. 14 jersey in 2023, while Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani gifted pitcher Joe Kelly and his wife a Porsche as a thank you for No. 17.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Remember when Jim gifted Pam a teapot filled with goodies in the second season, originally with a letter for her inside, but then got cold feet and removed the letter?
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The gifted 747-8 plane from Qatar is certainly opulent, with big leather seats and wood inlay, multiple lounges, a bedroom suite and private office, according to marketing materials saved on the Internet Archive.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
Houston wide receiver Stefon Diggs reportedly paid safety Jimmie Ward $100,000 for the No. 14 jersey in 2023, while Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani gifted pitcher Joe Kelly and his wife a Porsche as a thank you for No. 17.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
Verb
In 2013, the city gifted the building to Foundation For The Carolinas, which began a $90 million renovation of the site in 2018.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Remember when Jim gifted Pam a teapot filled with goodies in the second season, originally with a letter for her inside, but then got cold feet and removed the letter?
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Adjective
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And for business users connecting to OpenAI's API, the stakes may be even higher, as their logs may contain their companies' most confidential data, including trade secrets and privileged business information.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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Like Sirens, Big Little Lies unpacks the complexities of female friendships and hidden turmoil within privileged families.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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Polsky previously endowed the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and sits on the university’s board.—
Karina Atkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And which gladly includes two very favored domains, e.g., the close and dear cousins of psychology and physics.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Now, the day has morphed into the informal kickoff of summer, devoted mainly to grilling the perfect burger, pairing it with a favored brew and maybe throwing or kicking a ball around with family and friends.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Whatever your feelings about Tarantino, give the Oscar winner this: His genre subversions and outrageous digressions are far livelier and more inspired than anything Ritchie concocts here.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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The inspired Warriors knocked off the Timberwolves, 5-2.—
Danny Ventura,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
Verb
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God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While feeling fortunate to build the foundation of a new WNBA franchise, Thornton was stripped of the opportunity to defend the Liberty’s title, which was the first in franchise history.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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For those of us fortunate enough to live in peace and have the means, shelter is home—a place of safety, sanctuary, permanence perhaps.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Guests can also enjoy a fireplace, a full kitchen, and a living room equipped with an entertainment system.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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With full visibility of health care prices, companies and unions would also be better equipped to save money on insurance plans and pass down those savings to employees in the form of higher wages and more take-home pay, allowing employees to offset the high cost of living.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Before then, a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois took home a $344 million jackpot on March 25, while another lucky person hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Jan. 17 for $113 million.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Karen Read's lucky charm may be a plow driver who saw nothing during multiple passes by the address where she is accused of leaving her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, to die on the ground in a blizzard in January 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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