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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
Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
These reasons would suggest that the highest rates of NEET youth would be among those with fewer job opportunities, the less educated, and women.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
With dogma filling school days, students aren’t being educated and are left intellectually unprepared for much but obedience.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
That group was young, educated women.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
These reasons would suggest that the highest rates of NEET youth would be among those with fewer job opportunities, the less educated, and women.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
She was educated at Dunbar High School as part of the school’s last segregated class.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
With dogma filling school days, students aren’t being educated and are left intellectually unprepared for much but obedience.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educated
Adjective
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The study contributes to the academic field of ethnomathematics, which identifies mathematical knowledge embedded in cultural expression by prehistoric or non-literate communities.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
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That digitally literate generation then built world-beating technology companies.—
Oscar Täckström,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The skilled direction of performance from the cast.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the rest of the territory, companies or nations attempting to mine would have to build their own energy grid and transport networks, given the interior’s lack of either, as well as import an entire skilled labor force.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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Not to be outdone by a property clearly inspired by George Lucas' space opera, LucasArts launched its own ambitious (and wildly successful) series of space sims.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The designer painted the serpent mural that gave the residence its name, and the artwork directly inspired the necklace included in this package.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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The fact that Katherine had been institutionalized may have tainted her scholarly reputation.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Brown-Grier argued that this knowledge gap is not just a scholarly problem but a governance one.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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So our agents are very adept at dealing with this.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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But therein lies the challenge for Paramount and reflects Netflix’s adept strategic maneuvering.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images The Toronto Maple Leafs were schooled by the best team in the league on Sunday afternoon.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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There are those in the electorate — certainly those in this paper’s service area — who are not lawyers, who are not schooled in the law, nor who know those licensed as members of the Florida bar.—
Miles J. Zaremski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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Call it enlightened self-interest wrapped in black and gold.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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When these two celestial energies come together, themes surrounding our current commitments and trajectories become enlightened.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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