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as in privileged
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as in talented
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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
Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Having a singer as gifted as Kidjo electronically process her deeply expressive voice by singing through Auto-Tune is akin to asking Meryl Streep or Colman Domingo to act while covered in electrical tape.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Everyone, however, seemed to be on good terms later in the day during a White House state dinner when King Charles gifted Trump a bell from a UK submarine that sank several Japanese ships in the Pacific during World War II.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Müller is one of the premier playmakers in the PWHL and has paired well with Eldridge — a naturally gifted goal-scorer who was acquired via trade with Seattle in March — on Boston’s top line, combining for six goals in the final month of the season.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Having a singer as gifted as Kidjo electronically process her deeply expressive voice by singing through Auto-Tune is akin to asking Meryl Streep or Colman Domingo to act while covered in electrical tape.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
The last Medici heiress gifted the family collection to the city in the 18th century, so today's visitors can view masterpieces by Caravaggio, Botticelli, and Michelangelo.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Everyone, however, seemed to be on good terms later in the day during a White House state dinner when King Charles gifted Trump a bell from a UK submarine that sank several Japanese ships in the Pacific during World War II.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Adjective
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Mark Ferrandino, the head of the governor’s budget office, told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that the governor’s office, by practice, does not release privileged legal memos.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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Its most recent excavation, designed by Peterson Rich Office, is the 12,000-square-foot new home of the Costume Institute, which has graduated from its old basement and taken up a privileged position just off the Great Hall.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Though the shoot was short and the heat was hot, Gray says being surrounded by talented, dedicated actors made the rest of it pretty easy.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Now, as Ella Fellas know, the talented singer has elite skills on social media.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Get ready for the appearance of some real beasts blessed with amazing powers.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
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The county plan, meanwhile, has been blessed at different times by other city boards, including the historic preservation board, the urban design review board and the City Commission, sometimes after initial denials were overturned by courts.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Others were fortunate enough to pursue their craft full-time but may have started out bagging groceries.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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And that is for a writer fortunate enough to be working at minimum.—
George Heller,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Resident colobus monkeys’ distinctly guttural roars serve as singular natural alarms at daybreak, when an inspired array of adventures await.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Founded in 2014, Bollinger’s original plan was to bring a series of retro-inspired, off-road-ready trucks and SUVs—think boxy mashups of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon and Ford Broncos—to the market.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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But on the flip side, some studies conclude that CODAs learn from playing interpreter at a young age to communicate better personally and professionally later in life, and may grow up endowed with special talents for conveying and reading facial expressions and gestures.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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Political messianism is a style of leadership that places great faith in a single leader who is endowed with godlike attributes.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The typically nine-person panel of global filmmakers, actors, and artists is tasked with reviewing around 20 films before deciding the competition’s winners and awarding the prestigious Palme d’Or to one lucky film.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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Starmer is lucky in that there are three plausible alternatives to him as leader, and all of them are, in different ways, stymied.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Periods of technological transformation often coincide with capital over-concentration, valuation compression outside the favored theme, and eventual normalization.—
Matt Witheiler,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Washington Consensus was traditionally wary of developing countries picking winners and losers, erecting trade barriers and subsidizing favored industries.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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