as in education
the understanding and information gained from being educated
he impressed everyone with his general literacy as well as his natural intelligence
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The lesson from Moody’s, and from history, is that America cannot borrow its way to prosperity.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Student and faculty literacy also must be prioritized.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Reading aloud to your child also helps develop language and literacy skills, says Al Otaiba.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 May 2025
The community’s services will include mental health, medical, substance use, financial literacy, domestic violence support and more, Pedro said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Student and faculty literacy also must be prioritized.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Reading aloud to your child also helps develop language and literacy skills, says Al Otaiba.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 May 2025
The community’s services will include mental health, medical, substance use, financial literacy, domestic violence support and more, Pedro said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literacy
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But the problem is the quality of education that the students receive, when they are rushed through the pipeline, with no time to focus on themselves, solely concentrated on productivity and employability, to pay back their debt.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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The spending proposal lawmakers approved, negotiated among the Democratic House and Senate leaders and the governor’s office, deviates from Pritzker’s original plan in certain areas, including funding for elementary and secondary education.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Sitting behind the table was Lally Adler, a gardening aficionado with extensive knowledge of native plants.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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At the same time, senior FBI agents have been pushed out under the Trump administration, depriving the agency of decades of knowledge and expertise at a time when neither the FBI director nor deputy director has any experience at the bureau or running a major law enforcement agency.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Understanding the machine learning models, data pipelines and decision logic behind these tools is essential for modern cybersecurity professionals.—
Dara Warn,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The MySQL course provides practical instruction in building and managing databases, and the OpenAI course introduces the fundamentals of working with machine learning models and APIs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Dinner and presentations will follow, including the 2025 Royal Poinciana Fiesta Queen and Court scholarship recipients and the Larry Schokman Book Award recipient.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Walker, 6-7 and 290 pounds, of Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna chose Arkansas over scholarship offers from Georgia, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, South Florida, Central Florida and others.—
Richard Davenport,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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