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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a scholarly analysis of the historical document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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Recent Examples of scholarly
Under Josef Stalin, academic survival depended less on scholarly merit than on conformity to official doctrine.
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Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Surely, Trump has been told there have been scholarly discussions and debates over the past quarter-century about possible flaws in the 22nd Amendment, which would enable a two-term president to legally serve a third term.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Her scholarly contributions in the field of music education further illustrate her dedication to promoting classical piano music.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Pedagogies Asking Scholarly Questions with JSTOR Daily Help students develop analytic and scholarly questioning skills using a quick activity built on JSTOR Daily roundups and syllabi.
—JSTOR Daily, 21 Apr. 2025
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Iveta Silova, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
Surely, Trump has been told there have been scholarly discussions and debates over the past quarter-century about possible flaws in the 22nd Amendment, which would enable a two-term president to legally serve a third term.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Her scholarly contributions in the field of music education further illustrate her dedication to promoting classical piano music.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Pedagogies Asking Scholarly Questions with JSTOR Daily Help students develop analytic and scholarly questioning skills using a quick activity built on JSTOR Daily roundups and syllabi.
—JSTOR Daily, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholarly
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Continue reading to see which states are the most financially literate.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Gospel authors, far from being community leaders preserving oral sayings for largely illiterate followers, were highly literate members of a small, erudite upper crust, distant in experience, attitude, and geography from any Galilean peasant preachers.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Of course, educated minds will disagree on certain issues, but isn’t that the point?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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These researchers organized forecasting tournaments and recruited dozens of non-category experts to make educated guesses about where specific events would lead.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Blending Islamic and secular visions for the new nation, the five pillars are a belief in God, civilized humanity, national unity, democracy, and social justice for all.—
Lindsey McGinnis,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
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Far removed from and entirely without protection of the courts of civilized life, these fortune-seekers made laws to meet their varying emergencies.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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For some Chinese liberals, however, Trump’s sweeping expansion of executive power and attacks on press freedom, academic independence and the rule of law in the first 100 days of his second term have sparked disbelief, frustration and disappointment.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Her academic load is significant, and at various times, my wife and I have discussed with her the idea of scaling back her work to focus on school.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Golden Triangle administers the scholarships in cooperation with Mount Dora Community Trust. Award considerations include scholastic ability, responsibility toward education, financial need and includes a special emphasis on community service.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholarly. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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