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as in privileged
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as in talented
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as in blessed
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
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Taking his place in the band is Chris Cron, a supremely gifted vocalist who fronts the Beach Boys tribute act Pet Sounds Live.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026
Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
My grandmother gifted my family a small, 61-key digital keyboard.
—Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Chris Coy will play Waylon Sanders, a truck driver whose real identity is unknown, alongside Cary Christopher as Noah, a gifted child.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Taking his place in the band is Chris Cron, a supremely gifted vocalist who fronts the Beach Boys tribute act Pet Sounds Live.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
According to The Dallas Morning News, the statue was created by sculptor Waldine Amanda Tauch and gifted to the City of Dallas in 1961.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
My grandmother gifted my family a small, 61-key digital keyboard.
—Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Adjective
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Spiro grew up privileged in London, one of four children of Glenn Spiro, a prominent jeweler who counts Jay-Z as a client and pal.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Few biographies will be so intimate and knowing, made with such privileged insight.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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San Francisco put on the hardest of sells on to try to keep the talented linebacker — head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch flew to Texas to try to talk him out of leaving — but Greenlaw ultimately chose the Broncos.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Maybe these talented hopefuls should stick to writing and forego the arduous road of becoming a full-time artist.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One is that the United States is blessed with the most professional and effective military in the world.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Verde above Horseshoe Dam, blessed with the storm that had layered 10 inches on Happy Jack, was projected to yield 76% of average.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Every car person should drive—and if fortunate, own—a 911 at least once in his or her life.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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In terms of their near-term political fortunes, Democrats are fortunate to have their intense opposition to Trump to unite them.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Luxe materials are also a must to get an Art Deco–inspired look.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2026
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Drawing on the fluid mechanics of birds and fish, researchers have engineered a bio-inspired robotic wing that autonomously adapts to turbulent water.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The West Goshen residents were among the lucky few, becoming part of a community solar project in 2024.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Rick got super-duper lucky to end up with Christian and Emily, while Joe got a particularly bad draw.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The San Juans are forecast to see 12 to 20 inches broadly, with localized totals approaching 36 to 48 inches in favored terrain.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the most significant invocation of maternity comes when Ser Lyonel laments that Baelor is a more favored son than his brother Maekar.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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