advanced
adjective
ad·vanced
əd-ˈvan(t)st 
1
: far on in time or course
a man advanced in years
2
a
: being beyond others in progress or ideas
tastes a bit too advanced for the times
b
: being beyond the elementary or introductory
advanced chemistry
c
: greatly developed beyond an initial stage
the most advanced scientific methods
advanced weapons systems
d
: much evolved from an early ancestral type
bees and other advanced insects
advanced traits
Examples of advanced in a Sentence
The school has courses for elementary, intermediate, and advanced students.
The book explains both basic and advanced techniques.
The system has many advanced features.
The disease is in an advanced stage.
an advanced form of cancer
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Not until comparatively recently has medicine begun to catalogue the health concerns associated with a father’s advanced age, and there are a number of them, including somewhat higher incidences of autism and of diagnoses of schizophrenia later in life.
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In some areas, this might work: Restricting the export of advanced U.S. semiconductor technology to China seems to have helped hold Beijing’s chip industry back.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
The kidney also stays outside the body for less time due to advanced planning.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Our position in quantum, AI, semiconductors, space, and other advanced technology domains will slide.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In some areas, this might work: Restricting the export of advanced U.S. semiconductor technology to China seems to have helped hold Beijing’s chip industry back.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
The kidney also stays outside the body for less time due to advanced planning.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Our position in quantum, AI, semiconductors, space, and other advanced technology domains will slide.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for advanced
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“Advanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanced. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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