as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average reader probably hasn't heard of him
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Recent Examples of lettered
Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The divisions are lettered from Alpha through Lima; some are smaller, some a little bigger, depending on how challenging the search areas are, McQuarrie told CNN.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
In one current promotion, a balding man in a sport coat sits in front of an American flag and a shelf of gold-leaf lettered books explaining that President Trump can and will run for a third term.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Checkpoint 2 is part of plan to combine five lettered checkpoints into three numbered ones.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
To embellish the swing even more, use twine to string a lettered sign between the chains.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The divisions are lettered from Alpha through Lima; some are smaller, some a little bigger, depending on how challenging the search areas are, McQuarrie told CNN.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
In one current promotion, a balding man in a sport coat sits in front of an American flag and a shelf of gold-leaf lettered books explaining that President Trump can and will run for a third term.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Checkpoint 2 is part of plan to combine five lettered checkpoints into three numbered ones.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettered
Adjective
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The same product class today can be assembled by one technically literate person in a weekend using off-the-shelf models and a Lovable frontend.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Fluency in artificial intelligence is increasingly a prerequisite in today's labor market, with employers across industries seeking AI-literate job candidates.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Then came the White Lady (gin, lemon, Cointreau) first printed in the early ‘20s and made cannon in 1930.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Each beam in the shop was printed in 133 layers (about 800 layers for the whole bridge).—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Adults who are older, less educated, uninsured, or rural saw no meaningful increase.—
Jonathan Slater,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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Bird watchers can make educated guesses by looking at the birds' overall size, beak size, ankle thickness and vocal pitch at around 8 to 10 weeks old, the nonprofit said, adding sometimes the chicks sound like puppies.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The individual who once grappled with learning disabilities emerged into a scholarly critical thinker.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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For most of his life, Mojtaba was not regarded as a religious scholar of significant theological authority or scholarly distinction.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The current script is being penned by Jeff Chan with previous drafts by Dana Fox, Katie Dippold, Adam Sztykiel, Jenny Jaffe, Lindsey Beer and Tamara Becher-Wilkinson (from a treatment by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon).—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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The current script is being penned by Jeff Chan with previous drafts by Dana Fox, Katie Dippold, Adam Sztykiel, Jenny Jaffe, Lindsey Beer and Tamara Becher-Wilkinson (from a treatment by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon).—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Verb
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And TelevisaUnivision has inked a slew of deals to keep up that cadence, including rights to CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana, a renewal for CONCACAF’s Gold Cup and Nations League, and an extension for Mexican National Team matches through 2034.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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RallyTown’s three-year private label deal with DBGI was signed on July 21, 2025, the same day Davis’ company inked a separate agreement with Yea Alabama.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Among them, Urbina wrote, was that a brief attorney-client meeting had been recorded.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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In the post's caption, Foran wrote that the incident happened while his team was on a rotation up Everest at Camp 1.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Minnesotans whose names were also inscribed at the memorial and who are being recognized this week are Anoka County Sheriff’s Detention Deputy Richard Legler, who was ambushed nearly 40 years ago, and Red Lake tribal police officer Jesse Branch.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
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Finally, Branwell’s friend John inscribed his name on the family memorial plaque.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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“Lettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettered. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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