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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
The Buenos Aires Reader, a comprehensive anthology enriched by its editors’ erudite commentaries, captures the Argentine capital’s evolution through contributions in art, food, music, soccer, and much else.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for erudite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudite
Adjective
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Their neighbors were literate, cultivated, liberal in their politics.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 May 2025
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Forty years after being married off as a child, Hawa begins to envision an independent life, driven by a desire to become literate and start her own business.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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In part, young women today are more educated than men their age and have greater focus on professional ambition and individual growth.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Others, Fontana said, may be embarrassed about inadvertently harming themselves; botanical users in his 2024 research were older, wealthier and more educated than nonusers.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Articles appear in scholarly journals, and books are published by university presses, only after a rigorous, double-blind review process.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Her scholarly work includes works on the Constitution, democracy in America and women’s citizenship.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Exile away from the rest of the civilized federation.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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Two highly modern, eminently civilized nations were plunged into chaos.—
Kelly McKinney,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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“Erudite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudite. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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