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
The evolution from resistance to institutional partnership reflects how enterprise tech giants, including Microsoft, IBM and others, are racing to connect college students with platforms, credentials and ecosystems that could shape a new AI-literate workforce.
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Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Also spotted hanging out with the aforementioned Romy Mars at the launch of Sofia Coppola’s new Chanel Haute Couture publication, could this be a sign that the band of TikTok-literate offspring is recruiting for its newest members?
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Within 50 years, Hawai’i’s 97 percent, almost 98 percent completely literate — the highest literacy rate of any country around the world.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
And even at the bigger firms top decision makers often aren’t literate in the language of climate risk.
—Justin Worland, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
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Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Also spotted hanging out with the aforementioned Romy Mars at the launch of Sofia Coppola’s new Chanel Haute Couture publication, could this be a sign that the band of TikTok-literate offspring is recruiting for its newest members?
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Within 50 years, Hawai’i’s 97 percent, almost 98 percent completely literate — the highest literacy rate of any country around the world.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
And even at the bigger firms top decision makers often aren’t literate in the language of climate risk.
—Justin Worland, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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Young adults are delaying these key milestones Research also indicates that people who are more likely to get married tend to be older, more educated, and wealthier.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Study Has Some Limitations People in the study tended to be healthier and more educated, Guo says, which could potentially skew the findings.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, scholarly knowledge was becoming more specialized and professionalized.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The idea of a faculty committee empowered to vet scholarly publications for racial bias has, ineluctably, a Star Chamber vibe.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One of the reasons why Israel should have a right to defend itself is Israel is a civilized country.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Blyth provides a fitting foil to Jonsson’s softness with his endless spring of ruthless aggression, forcing Taylor’s primal survival instincts to butt against his more civilized sense that there has to be something more for him in this world.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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