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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
a scholarly analysis of the historical document
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as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a scholarly essay making comparisons between 18th-century French authors and their Germanic counterparts
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Graham Coop, the director of the university’s Center for Population Biology, was among nearly 250 new members announced last month by the academy, one of the nation’s oldest scholarly societies.
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Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
However, not listed on his long list of scholarly achievements is his most notable accomplishment at the University of Michigan:
Provost Emeritus of Plausible Deniability during the Wolverines’ march to the national championship two seasons ago.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
His scholarly manner and devotion to the law had won him influential admirers, including then-Sen. Warren Rudman and former N.H. Gov. John Sununu, who was then-White House chief of staff to the first President Bush.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
And yet, despite her mainly scholarly interest in Catholicism, the world turned its eyes to Pope Crave, an X account Bin created just five months ago, for up-to-the-second news about this week’s conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Francis.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
However, not listed on his long list of scholarly achievements is his most notable accomplishment at the University of Michigan:
Provost Emeritus of Plausible Deniability during the Wolverines’ march to the national championship two seasons ago.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
His scholarly manner and devotion to the law had won him influential admirers, including then-Sen. Warren Rudman and former N.H. Gov. John Sununu, who was then-White House chief of staff to the first President Bush.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
And yet, despite her mainly scholarly interest in Catholicism, the world turned its eyes to Pope Crave, an X account Bin created just five months ago, for up-to-the-second news about this week’s conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Francis.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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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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In part, young women today are more educated than men their age and have greater focus on professional ambition and individual growth.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Others, Fontana said, may be embarrassed about inadvertently harming themselves; botanical users in his 2024 research were older, wealthier and more educated than nonusers.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Whatever one believes, violence for political ends has no place in a civilized society.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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Exile away from the rest of the civilized federation.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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The following Naperville residents have completed college/university degrees or have been named to their school’s dean’s list, honor roll or similar academic achievement list. Names, degrees and honors appear below as provided by the respective schools.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Nearly one million Florida students missed more than three weeks of school last year, a staggering number of chronically absent children undermining their academic success.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Yorba, 18, said her awards, which included a $2,750 scholarship from the Ramona Garden Club, were based on her scholastic achievements and her involvement in extracurricular activities.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The 129th edition of the Penn Relays — featuring some the nation’s best collegiate and scholastic runners, jumpers and throwers — included impressive performances by visiting high school athletes from Jamaica.—
Jared Mccallister,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2025
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholarly. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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