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
James Manso, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Nationally, few districts offer gifted programs starting in kindergarten, and most do not rely solely on teacher recommendations for admission.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
With the Avs trailing in the third but gifted a four-minute power play, the dynamic duo found a way to make it 4-4.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Branded totes, postcards, a complimentary Champagne voucher at the Clock Tower Bar and testers of Shalimar L’Essence will be gifted to visitors.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Nationally, few districts offer gifted programs starting in kindergarten, and most do not rely solely on teacher recommendations for admission.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Mills, who is Native American and has a substantial Indigenous artifacts collection in his home, had recently been gifted an eagle bone whistle, Sparks says.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
With the Avs trailing in the third but gifted a four-minute power play, the dynamic duo found a way to make it 4-4.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Verb
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This week Vilnius City Council has just greenlit the launch of the the first city fund in the country, the Vilnius Film Fund, endowed with a €100,000 ($116,700) budget.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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The pressure Alex, who is endowed by Martin with endearing softness and paralyzing self-doubt, feels to be a brave cop, a strong father, and the righteous hero of this story can’t be separated from his experience as a trans man still honing his relationship to masculinity.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After all, while film and TV often like to put the spotlight on the sphere of rich, privileged Brits, there is also poverty that the world isn’t always shown.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Other reasons include privileged-access abuse and employees emailing sensitive patient information to wrong recipients.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Directed by Charles Stone III, Drumline captures the electric energy of HBCU band culture through the eyes of Devon Miles, a talented yet headstrong drummer from New York.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Sharks have plenty of talented young forwards in their organization and have a promising goalie in 23-year-old Yaroslav Askarov.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump blessed the venture, with one request.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Trump blessed the venture, with one request.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The back and forth of favored teams — which also prompted Prime Video to issue a warning and caution viewers against bullying and hate speech ahead of season three premiere — has continued to heat up even after the finale.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Busfield's been a favored player of writer Aaron Sorkin, appearing as White House Correspondent Danny Concannon on The West Wing and Studio 60 director Cal Shanley on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So at the very least, Dolphins fans should expect an inspired effort from the team with their season potentially on the line.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The series’ original final girl protecting the last children of Elm Street is an inspired choice, but the film soars by making exceptional use of Freddy’s nightmare world.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to the research team, the XICS is equipped with an advanced calibration system designed to provide accurate measurements through changes in plasma density and temperature.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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To help counter this, the backpack is equipped with extra shoulder padding and back support.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The photographers in the red and white jackets run for cover, but the individual in the orange jacket is not so fortunate.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Penguins were pretty fortunate to head to the locker room even at 2 after playing a fairly uninspiring first two periods.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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