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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the most erudite people in medical research attended the conference an erudite lecture on the latest discoveries in astronomy
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as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
the erudite language of a textbook on philosophy
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Recent Examples of erudite
Obsessed, Johanne puts her experiences down on paper and entrusts the results to her grandmother, Karin (Anne Marit Jacobsen), an erudite poet living among packed bookshelves.
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Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
That Neil Gaiman was gracious, erudite, brilliant, and concerned for others.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
All while being charming and erudite.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
That influence is palpable in Hudson’s playing, which is marked by unexpected, almost counterintuitive little figures; his style was erudite, but teasing.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
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Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
That Neil Gaiman was gracious, erudite, brilliant, and concerned for others.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
All while being charming and erudite.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
That influence is palpable in Hudson’s playing, which is marked by unexpected, almost counterintuitive little figures; his style was erudite, but teasing.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for erudite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudite
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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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Pocket did more than this and leaned into longform journalism and literary writing.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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In any case, Agathe’s victory here is finally more than literary.—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
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This city boasts an educated workforce; 50% of San José residents have a college degree or higher 1 in 3 San José residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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How did becoming more educated and changing your social milieu affect your relationships with people?—
David Marchese,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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There have been TikTok videos, Reddit threads and scholarly essays, all dedicated to how that one scene traumatized us all.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Graham Coop, the director of the university’s Center for Population Biology, was among nearly 250 new members announced last month by the academy, one of the nation’s oldest scholarly societies.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2025
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Two highly modern, eminently civilized nations were plunged into chaos.—
Kelly McKinney,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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International good faith, a sister of democracy, springs from the will of civilized nations of men to respect the rights and liberties of other nations of men.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Erudite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudite. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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