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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
Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
For 120 years, Variety has thrived because of the talent and leadership of the award-winning and gifted journalists in our newsroom and on our publishing teams.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The British monarch gifted the Pope with a large silver photograph, and Icon of St Edward the Confessor, according to Buckingham Palace.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
After Hedda burns Lovborg’s manuscript and Lovborg is shot by a pistol accidentally going off in her own hand (a gun gifted to her by Hedda, one of General Gabler’s ornate firearms), Tesman and Thea team up to attempt to rewrite Lovborg’s manuscript by hand.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
For 120 years, Variety has thrived because of the talent and leadership of the award-winning and gifted journalists in our newsroom and on our publishing teams.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Lowe’s has been ‘a great partner’ Building Homes for Heroes has gifted 440 homes in 36 states, including nine in North Carolina, David Weingrad, director of communications, told the Observer in a phone interview later Thursday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The British monarch gifted the Pope with a large silver photograph, and Icon of St Edward the Confessor, according to Buckingham Palace.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
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The show centers on Alex (Jason Clarke) and his wife, Maggie Murdaugh (Patricia Arquette), as their privileged world spirals following a fatal 2019 boating accident involving their son, Paul (Johnny Berchtold), that leads to more secrets emerging.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Defense lawyers argue the government’s effort amounts to a fishing expedition into privileged legal files and would set a troubling precedent for reviewing old investigative material.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Add in the flourishes provided by Poku and Kofane, in particular — the former’s opening goal last weekend was a masterpiece — and the picture is of a brittle but talented group, clearly in a development stage, but with obvious potential in key areas.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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In doing so, Sonny mentors a talented but inexperienced rookie named Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) and brings an unconventional style of racing to the track.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Steve Coppell’s team were settled and, in Wright and Mark Bright, blessed with one of the most potent strike partnerships in the country.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And if you’re blessed enough to receive an inheritance abroad, don’t celebrate too quickly.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Local charities should be able to rely on the city for material and personnel assistance whenever it is required to preserve the lives of our community’s less fortunate.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Justine Lupe and TImothy Simons remind audiences that any show should be fortunate to have them in their cast.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What follows hews closer to his first It movie and therefore feels like a slightly less inspired retread.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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James said the law and court precedent don’t support Sanders’ arguments, stating the authority the governor is asserting has been endowed on her office through laws passed by the General Assembly, so that power could never be absolute like the governor claimed.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Persimmons are a fall treat that the folks of North Carolina are lucky enough to harvest.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Those lucky enough to afford this electric vehicle will have a driving and ownership experience that's hard to believe behind the wheel.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the president is leaning on other mechanisms outside of his favored trade law, IEEPA, to levy tariffs on a number of imports.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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On May 15, 2004, the champion jockey Kieren Fallon won the Lockinge Stakes while riding the favored filly, Russian Rhythm.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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