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
Since 2017, the county office has hired an environmental literacy and sustainability coordinator, a green facilities and operations analyst in 2020, and, most recently, a director of sustainable facilities and construction, the California Department of Education said in a press release.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Why does financial literacy matter to Central Florida?
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
The researchers were interested in the level of connectivity in the parts of the brain associated with language and literacy.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
The bank initially operated as a hub for financial literacy that gave Black people hope.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Why does financial literacy matter to Central Florida?
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
The researchers were interested in the level of connectivity in the parts of the brain associated with language and literacy.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
The bank initially operated as a hub for financial literacy that gave Black people hope.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literacy
Noun
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Many nonprofits work in these spaces, providing legal support or doing advocacy and education work.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Senate Bill 48 prevents school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools from allowing immigration authorities access to school campuses without a valid judicial warrant or court order.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the telling of Kelly and lead writer Davide Serino, also credited as co-creator, Carême attracts the interest of then-First Consul Bonaparte (Frank Molinaro) when his knowledge of natural remedies helps the leader recover from a mid-coital seizure.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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The flow of knowledge and expertise from academia into industry is what transforms abstract scientific insights into deployable technologies with strategic and economic value.—
Sarah Kreps,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hugo’s success comes from adaptability, innovation, and constant learning.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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That’s because different students have different learning needs, for a variety of reasons.—
K. Dara Hill,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The settlement calls for scholarship limits to be replaced by roster limits.—
Eric Olson,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Although not directly responding to Taiwo, Badawi’s encyclopedic survey of African history is an important installment in the current wave of scholarship on the deep histories of African societies.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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