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to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gifted
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
June 9 Lex Croucher’s adult debut follows Briar Jones, who at 11 is rejected from the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, a secretive boarding school for the magically gifted.
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Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Despite the name, this cool projector, which Tantse gifted to her nephews, projects both stars and galaxies.
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Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
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Adjective
The new plane — gifted from the Qatari government, raising a host of legal, ethical and security questions — will take on a new look, eschewing the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior in favor of white on the top half, its underbelly navy blue with a red stripe above it.
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Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
June 9 Lex Croucher’s adult debut follows Briar Jones, who at 11 is rejected from the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, a secretive boarding school for the magically gifted.
—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Verb
Elam said his mother gifted the Rockwell paintings to him, but in 2017, other family members claimed part ownership.
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Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Despite the name, this cool projector, which Tantse gifted to her nephews, projects both stars and galaxies.
—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Adjective
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Prioritize use cases like privileged access or customer-facing authentication.
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His legal team asserts the records are protected work product and attorney-client privileged.
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Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies have built much of their recent success around a deep and talented starting rotation, so much so that the team was able to confidently move on from a star starter before this season began.
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He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
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But while most of the apartment has been blessed by the magic of Angela’s personal touch, two rooms remain in limbo.
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Then, seven years ago, Cohen snagged a rare vacant plot for sale—modest in scale, at roughly half an acre, but blessed with pristine ocean frontage and perfect for the family escape of his imagination.
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But with a historic heat wave making attic apartments like hers potentially hazardous for health, the 23-year-old recent graduate isn't feeling quite so fortunate.
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Another local taquero hasn’t been so fortunate.
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The playful print isn’t too overpowering, yet it’s guaranteed to turn heads (and collect compliments) thanks to its flattering neckline and retro-inspired vibe.
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Seth Rogen as the voice of a tiny alien co-piloting a space bus is an inspired concoction, as is a shabbier sci-fi realm with rest stops along the intergalactic highway.
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Libraries were endowed by industrial fortunes and the robber barons.
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The 1994 tournament also gave birth to Major League Soccer, the largest first-division league in the world, and endowed a foundation that has funded grassroots soccer development for more than a generation.
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Others, like Ceruto's client, who booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Bali, are just lucky.
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Uruguay knows avoiding defeat will be enough to progress as either the runner-up or one of the lucky third-place finishers.
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Each time, job losses were met with commissions and task forces, issuing job predictions and calls for government to plan and spur jobs in favored sectors, such as clean energy, healthcare and social services.
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Of that $35 million, nearly $10 million in Medicaid settlement money was funneled through the first lady’s favored charity, Hope Florida, to anti-amendment efforts.
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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