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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
educated people are often more aware and tolerant of cultural and ethnic diversity
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
a violinist caressing the instrument with an educated touch
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as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
a revered professor of astronomy who is credited with educating many of today's leading astronomers
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as in inspired
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
the belief that parents better educate their children by example than by sending them to Sunday school
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Recent Examples of educated
Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expert judgment is needed precisely where the rules are not enough, where creativity, ingenuity, and educated guesses are essential.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics say visa could hurt Chinese job seekers The visa has also attracted criticism from within China, where many young adults have for years faced poor employment prospects despite often being highly educated in STEM fields.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Preseason polls are, at best, educated guesses, and there are perennial calls to abolish them altogether.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expert judgment is needed precisely where the rules are not enough, where creativity, ingenuity, and educated guesses are essential.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
One person who stands to benefit from that scenario is Hayashi, who like Koizumi is Ivy League-educated.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics say visa could hurt Chinese job seekers The visa has also attracted criticism from within China, where many young adults have for years faced poor employment prospects despite often being highly educated in STEM fields.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educated
Adjective
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The long-term implication is a more resilient, mentally literate workforce, but the high underlying prevalence (37 percent with moderate/severe depression) means sustained institutional investment is crucial.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Financially literate people tend to build more wealth, live happier lives and even have better health outcomes.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Moses is only 27 but is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most prolific and skilled contemporary filmmakers.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Much of Moreas’s difficulty stems from a shrinking pool of skilled labor in the health care workforce.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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Keep scrolling to shop more green pants, red pants, and burgundy pants inspired by celebrities below.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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During the dinner, held in the sprawling showroom and, inspired by autumn, decked out with long tables filled with small pine trees that will be replanted, backstage videos of the two legendary actors were projected on a screen.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Check back on the second Monday of every month for a new puzzle built on clues connected to scholarly articles available via JSTOR.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rarely does a 29-page scholarly paper merit the attention of top-level executives, but every business leader should be familiar with a recent study from OpenAI.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No turnovers for the Patriots, who have become adept at protecting the football.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The rotation, though, was never quite adept in that area at any point in the year.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Christy Roscoe home-schooled their two now-adult sons and then their two now-young adult daughters, adopted from Liberia.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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All hail to the poetry slam, which schooled me in the art of living a flawed, slapdash life out loud for everyone to see.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the stagehands began to transport instruments and equipment inside, thousands headed to their next destination, enlightened, empowered, and most importantly, entertained.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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That really opened my eyes and enlightened me.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educated. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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