as in educated
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the columnist's witty and literate comments on current events make her a popular guest on political talk shows
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Recent Examples of literate
This is a period that some people call post-literate.
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Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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
That digitally literate generation then built world-beating technology companies.
—Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Does that mean that people are less literate in general?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
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Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
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
That digitally literate generation then built world-beating technology companies.
—Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Does that mean that people are less literate in general?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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Education also plays a role, with more educated women tending to have fewer children.—
Manuela Castro,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Various strands of the opposition—ethnic minorities, leftists, and educated technocrats—appeared determined to block him, even at the price of leaving the regime in place.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The class spans 55 scholarly disciplines and artistic fields, with fellows chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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However, these writings circulated largely within scholarly circles.—
Anna Piela,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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