as in endowed
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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as in privileged
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as in talented
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Recent Examples of gifted
Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Many of the teens who play key characters are new to acting, including lead Joe Freeman, who plays the gifted Luke, the audience’s introduction to the world.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 July 2025
Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Remember when Jim gifted Pam a teapot filled with goodies in the second season, originally with a letter for her inside, but then got cold feet and removed the letter?
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
At the center of the story is our main character Marius (Ribisi), a gifted con man who, after serving time in prison, slips into the identity of his former cellmate, Pete Murphy (Ethan Embry).
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Many of the teens who play key characters are new to acting, including lead Joe Freeman, who plays the gifted Luke, the audience’s introduction to the world.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 July 2025
Adjective
In 2013, the city gifted the building to Foundation For The Carolinas, which began a $90 million renovation of the site in 2018.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Remember when Jim gifted Pam a teapot filled with goodies in the second season, originally with a letter for her inside, but then got cold feet and removed the letter?
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Verb
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Polsky previously endowed the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and sits on the university’s board.—
Karina Atkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The location perplexes her privileged peers, who contemplate getting $100 worth of quarters for the vending machine and try to order a white wine at the bar.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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Stalin came out of a very different world and had very different experiences and goals than did the privileged son of an old American family.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Recent data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that even amid the Trump administration's assault on climate action, solar (often paired with battery storage) remains the favored way to add power as electricity demand rises.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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But can’t argue the bottom line: A bona fide, world-class championship match in favored reigning European king Paris Saint-Germain vs. English power Chelsea.—
Greg Cote
July 13,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Any designer or architect worth their salt will tell you that having an inspired client, wholly engaged in the conceptual and aesthetic underpinnings of a commission, is an enormous boon to the prospect of original creative expression.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
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Or will El Gallo Giro’s authentic, traditional inspired recipes reign supreme?—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Guests can also enjoy a fireplace, a full kitchen, and a living room equipped with an entertainment system.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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With full visibility of health care prices, companies and unions would also be better equipped to save money on insurance plans and pass down those savings to employees in the form of higher wages and more take-home pay, allowing employees to offset the high cost of living.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Other projects, however, might not be so fortunate.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 July 2025
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While Spider-Man and the X-Men both enjoyed some success in their early 2000 movies, Fantastic Four fans were not as fortunate, with a pair of joke-heavy movies released in 2005 and 2007 to mostly poor reviews, and a disastrous 2015 reboot that made the first two shine in comparison.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Italy haven’t had a straightforward journey here and can count themselves lucky to make the knockouts after winning just one game in the group stage, which was rounded off with a 3-1 loss to Spain.—
Oli Gamp,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Blair has the best mommy in the world and is so lucky to have you.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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