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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
Because even his emails are literary, this one was erudite and friendly.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The death or aging out (or buying out) of the final generation of serious and erudite editors has deeply changed the literary wing of trade publishing.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
André possessed the soul of an evangelist and the vocabulary of a poet — generous, theatrical and erudite.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Stoppard wrote erudite plays that touched on a broad range of topics - from his 1966 absurdist comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead about two minor characters from Hamlet - to his 1993 drama Arcadia which included dialogue about Chaos Theory and Garden Landscaping.
—NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The death or aging out (or buying out) of the final generation of serious and erudite editors has deeply changed the literary wing of trade publishing.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
André possessed the soul of an evangelist and the vocabulary of a poet — generous, theatrical and erudite.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Stoppard wrote erudite plays that touched on a broad range of topics - from his 1966 absurdist comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead about two minor characters from Hamlet - to his 1993 drama Arcadia which included dialogue about Chaos Theory and Garden Landscaping.
—NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudite
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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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In 2013, David Kidd and Emanuele Castano shifted the research goal posts by asking if reading literary fiction (as opposed to non-fiction, popular fiction, or no reading) correlated with higher scores on what’s known as theory of mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The question there was whether the Stephen King novel, one of the author's shorter literary horror works, was worthy of an eight-episode season of television at one hour a pop?—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Faster diagnostics are the new front line For decades, treating bacterial infections has involved a lot of educated guesswork.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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McKinsey, LinkedIn, and the World Economic Forum have all made educated predictions around which core skills will likely be the most important.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
17 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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There is a much more civilized way to do this that involves working together with state officials opposed to inserting the administration’s will on a state whose citizens have stood up for their neighbors and said this is not right!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But thousands of others travel to the civilized confines of Pasadena, California, to volunteer for the Rose Parade.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Erudite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudite. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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