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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
Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Preseason polls are, at best, educated guesses, and there are perennial calls to abolish them altogether.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Without the financial support administered by the IDEA, which provides resources to teach disabled students to care for themselves, and to function on their own, young people will be unable to get educated, find jobs and become taxpaying members of society.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The Study Has Some Limitations People in the study tended to be healthier and more educated, Guo says, which could potentially skew the findings.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Preseason polls are, at best, educated guesses, and there are perennial calls to abolish them altogether.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Born in Soviet-era Ukraine and educated at Harvard and Stanford in the US, Dmitriev worked as a consultant at American consultancy firm McKinsey and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Without the financial support administered by the IDEA, which provides resources to teach disabled students to care for themselves, and to function on their own, young people will be unable to get educated, find jobs and become taxpaying members of society.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educated
Adjective
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The house in which I had been raised was literate but not artistic.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Unsurprisingly to the economically literate, rent prices went down and more properties became available to rent.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No army in history seemed ever to have been more ragged and motley and mongrel and polyglot than the Continental, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, from boys to old men, skilled and unskilled, born all over the world, speaking dozens of languages, believing in different gods and in no god.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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China is increasingly leading the US as the center of global research, and cuts and restrictions on skilled migration are hampering Washington’s fightback.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 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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The sneaker, which quickly became a streetwear standout this year, fuses performance-ready materials with visual design inspired by aquatic life.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
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Giammetti said the vitality and beauty of these women inspired him and Garavani immensely.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Much scholarly attention is also paid to the science of electrical storage, enabling a body to function as a permanently recharged battery, and to the use of an enormous lightning-rod mechanism, which will harness lightning from atop an isolated tower, where Victor conducts his experiments.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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The study, published on the open-access scholarly article archive, arxiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Beath attempted to get the adept electrician to comment on the crash.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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This year, job advertisements have been soaring for a new specialist software developer who can write code, but also is adept at talking to customers.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Southern food icon Edna Lewis schooled our Test Kitchen in the mid-1990s with this recipe, garnering their highest praise.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Amari Marshall broke down Cowboy Dance influences, King Charles repped Chicago footwork, Ladia Yates schooled dancers in Memphis Jookin’, and line-dancing expert Shakeema Prescott brought the house together in unison.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
28 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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