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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
Vanina Marcote, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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
Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Detectives interviewed witnesses and learned that the friends’ argument over the food escalated before the shooting.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
And even once the danger was gone—the sprayer was removed—the learned behavior stuck.
—Vanina Marcote, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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
Verb
Mark Stutz, a Tri-State spokesman, said the company learned of the petitions Wednesday and was not prepared to comment on them.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
Detectives interviewed witnesses and learned that the friends’ argument over the food escalated before the shooting.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for learned
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Faster diagnostics are the new front line For decades, treating bacterial infections has involved a lot of educated guesswork.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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McKinsey, LinkedIn, and the World Economic Forum have all made educated predictions around which core skills will likely be the most important.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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In 2013, David Kidd and Emanuele Castano shifted the research goal posts by asking if reading literary fiction (as opposed to non-fiction, popular fiction, or no reading) correlated with higher scores on what’s known as theory of mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The question there was whether the Stephen King novel, one of the author's shorter literary horror works, was worthy of an eight-episode season of television at one hour a pop?—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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President Erdoğan mastered this approach—publicly criticizing rate decisions, invoking Islamic prohibitions on interest, signaling displeasure through state media—until governors either complied or departed.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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That’s why Warsh is skeptical of the idea that leadership can be mastered from a bookstore shelf.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Zagorac was fired from substitute teaching jobs in Naperville District 203, Hinsdale District 181 and Schaumburg District 54 in 2005, after the districts realized their background checks did not extend beyond Illinois’ borders, according to the Naperville Sun.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Of that $32 million in savings, however, $20 million is unlikely to be realized.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 1916, the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple, also known as the Denver Buddhist Church at the time, was founded at 1950 Lawrence St.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist who has studied longer-term health effects from COVID, did the math.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Why Progress Remains Elusive The most sobering conclusion from the last several years of reports is that the BOP’s problems are not unknown, under-studied, or misunderstood.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The study contributes to the academic field of ethnomathematics, which identifies mathematical knowledge embedded in cultural expression by prehistoric or non-literate communities.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
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That digitally literate generation then built world-beating technology companies.—
Oscar Täckström,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Vasilevskiy got ahold of Swayman and threw a couple of shots with his left.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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And the paper got an exclusive interview with Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic, which included on the record comments from Mark Cuban and LeBron James.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Learned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learned. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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