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
For example, the budget would fold federal funding for rural schools, students experiencing homelessness, literacy instruction and a host of other unrelated programs into one, generic bundle of money that would go to states.
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Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 4 June 2025
The organization is launching a financial literacy education program for La Mesa, Spring Valley and Lemon Grove.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The bill includes more money to implement literacy curriculum changes.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Financial literacy can teach people how to earn, save and invest, but self-reflection, vulnerability and the willingness to communicate can empower you to have conversations that lay the foundation for trust and long-term stability in love.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 4 June 2025
The organization is launching a financial literacy education program for La Mesa, Spring Valley and Lemon Grove.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
The bill includes more money to implement literacy curriculum changes.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
Financial literacy can teach people how to earn, save and invest, but self-reflection, vulnerability and the willingness to communicate can empower you to have conversations that lay the foundation for trust and long-term stability in love.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for literacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for literacy
Noun
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Your own aging loved one is not immune because of background, education, intelligence, nor experience with finances.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Its customer base covers various areas, including animals, education, health care, and homelessness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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Every credit card article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of credit card products.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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Davis went to school specializing in acne treatments for the face and quickly found that much of that knowledge translated well for healing scar tissue for trans people who have had facial feminization or chest masculinization surgery.—
Jireh Deng,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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According to a recent Forbes survey, AI and machine learning represent the top tech spending area in 2025, capturing 42% of IT budgets.—
Muamer Cisija,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The other machine learning models showed CIEDE2000 error ranges betwen 1.1 and 1.6, with a baseline as high as 13.8.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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In recent years, the government has invested tens of millions of dollars in scholarships for Palestinian students seeking to attend universities, as a way of addressing poverty and unemployment in Arab communities.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The limits were part of a trade-off that allowed the schools to offer scholarships to everyone on the roster, instead of only a fraction, as has been the case for decades.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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