as in education
the understanding and information gained from being educated
he impressed everyone with his general literacy as well as his natural intelligence
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Recent Examples of literacy
This includes setting healthy social media and screen time boundaries, promoting digital literacy, emphasizing critical media education, and having open and honest conversations about idealized beauty standards and self-image.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
But after vetoes by successive Presidents, a literacy test wasn’t implemented until 1917, when Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
By inviting children to deliberate, argue, and choose winners, SIFF is essentially teaching media literacy as a creative discipline, cultivating audiences who interpret film critically, not passively.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Institute of the Americas and Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental received $99,977 to foster water re-use literacy and policy collaboration across the border.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
But after vetoes by successive Presidents, a literacy test wasn’t implemented until 1917, when Congress overrode Woodrow Wilson’s veto.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
By inviting children to deliberate, argue, and choose winners, SIFF is essentially teaching media literacy as a creative discipline, cultivating audiences who interpret film critically, not passively.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Institute of the Americas and Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental received $99,977 to foster water re-use literacy and policy collaboration across the border.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literacy
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Target leans back towards DEI Target last week highlighted its partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs that provides education and other services to Black founders of small businesses.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Head Start provides free child care and early education to kids living in poverty, while also serving as a coordinator of services, like health care and food access, to their families.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, her steady hand, institutional knowledge and loyalty continue to guide the Tennessean and inspire her colleagues.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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Footwear News’ global network of editors has carefully curated all product selections featured using our expansive brand knowledge and thorough research to find quality, long-lasting items.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next The announcement from Meta today is less of a pullback from AI, according to Homkes, and more of a consequence of the company’s initial learnings with the technology.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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That apprenticeship and mentorship need to continue to be a formal part of our culture, a part of our learning environment.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The scholarship covers tuition fees and contributes to living costs, while also offering the recipient one-on-one mentorship from the Dior Men’s design team.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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She's put those skills to use, working as a full-time content creator and the founder of Scholarship Guru, through which she's helped clients secure millions of dollars in scholarship awards.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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