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
Yogyakarta’s audience has become more visually literate, global in perspective, and vocal, with younger viewers embracing hybrid and experimental works.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
In Shakespeare’s Wife, historian Germaine Greer parses over what little record survives to argue that Anne was likely literate and skilled in crafts and artisan work.
—Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Imperial China’s literate and well-read bureaucracy encouraged detailed record-keeping and historical inquiry.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The house in which I had been raised was literate but not artistic.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
In Shakespeare’s Wife, historian Germaine Greer parses over what little record survives to argue that Anne was likely literate and skilled in crafts and artisan work.
—Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Imperial China’s literate and well-read bureaucracy encouraged detailed record-keeping and historical inquiry.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The house in which I had been raised was literate but not artistic.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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Faster diagnostics are the new front line For decades, treating bacterial infections has involved a lot of educated guesswork.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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McKinsey, LinkedIn, and the World Economic Forum have all made educated predictions around which core skills will likely be the most important.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The fact that Katherine had been institutionalized may have tainted her scholarly reputation.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Brown-Grier argued that this knowledge gap is not just a scholarly problem but a governance one.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There is a much more civilized way to do this that involves working together with state officials opposed to inserting the administration’s will on a state whose citizens have stood up for their neighbors and said this is not right!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But thousands of others travel to the civilized confines of Pasadena, California, to volunteer for the Rose Parade.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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