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as in educated
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the learned professor can speak knowledgeably on a wide array of subjects
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as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
a teaching assistant who tries to impress us with all of his learned words
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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as in realized
to come to an awareness of
the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely
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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school
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as in studied
to commit to memory
he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Recent Examples of learned
Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The scientists believe both these factors hint that this form of conflict resolution is a learned one, which is then adopted by younger apes.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
The Tombstone star has joined the cast of the Yellowstone spinoff series The Madison, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Scientists have long theorized that dogs possess an innate connection to humans that they are born with and predates any training or learned behaviors.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The scientists believe both these factors hint that this form of conflict resolution is a learned one, which is then adopted by younger apes.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Town officials learned of the upcoming closure earlier on the day of the Town Board meeting, Rase told the commissioners.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
The Tombstone star has joined the cast of the Yellowstone spinoff series The Madison, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for learned
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The Study Has Some Limitations People in the study tended to be healthier and more educated, Guo says, which could potentially skew the findings.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Preseason polls are, at best, educated guesses, and there are perennial calls to abolish them altogether.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Borrowing from the likes of Luchino Visconti with his eye for exquisite period detail, the great Stanley Kubrick turned to 18th-century literary adaptation in his epic picaresque of a young cad named Barry Lyndon.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are no sections that go entirely unloved by our staff, but some favorites include literary fiction, cookbooks, sci fi and fantasy and all things kids' books.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Once mastered, financial literacy is a powerful tool for business growth.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hunter mastered both ends of the field in college, but the National Football League is a different beast.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In Raton, Velasco quickly realized that students' attention wasn't always guaranteed.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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It was realized moments later when Tigers running back Jamal Roberts motored 63 yards for a cushion-building touchdown.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ekstrom had founded and sold her 7-figure social impact company, Headbands of Hope.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The company was founded by a Xavier University graduate, Peter Klekamp, in 2001 as a real estate management firm focused on multifamily and industrial properties.—
Randy Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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While the concept of autonomous soaring has been studied before, applying it to long-distance drone flights could transform aviation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the research for his doctoral dissertation, Nelson studied Ford Motor Company’s electronics division (now Visteon) and its effort to completely overhaul the product design and delivery processes.—
Nelson P. Repenning,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The tale Hero mostly tells is one of three beautiful sisters, the daughters of a merchant, who form a secret society of literate women who collect and record stories.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Add a deal literate accountant who can tie financials to the story.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Marcell Ozuna was the DH in each of the next 16 games after that game, before splitting those duties in the past week as Murphy, Acuña and Profar each got one start at DH.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Judging from the excitement that could be heard in Murphy's voice, the Silverdome years got even better for he and his father when future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders joined the Lions in 1989.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Learned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learned. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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