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
His stuff is incredibly visually literate.
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Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
From red states to blue states, rural regions and urban centers, the coordination challenge is real, and it must be solved intentionally if regions are going to succeed in helping their communities, students, workers, and businesses become AI-literate and ready for the future of work.
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Shalin Jyotishi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Fluency in artificial intelligence is increasingly a prerequisite in today's labor market, with employers across industries seeking AI-literate job candidates.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
With her relentlessly melodic fourth album, Maitreya Corso (out today), Maya Hawke is starting to establish a sonic lane of her own, combining Aimee Mann-level musicality with hyper-literate, polygraph-test confessional lyrics.
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Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
From red states to blue states, rural regions and urban centers, the coordination challenge is real, and it must be solved intentionally if regions are going to succeed in helping their communities, students, workers, and businesses become AI-literate and ready for the future of work.
—
Shalin Jyotishi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Fluency in artificial intelligence is increasingly a prerequisite in today's labor market, with employers across industries seeking AI-literate job candidates.
—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
With her relentlessly melodic fourth album, Maitreya Corso (out today), Maya Hawke is starting to establish a sonic lane of her own, combining Aimee Mann-level musicality with hyper-literate, polygraph-test confessional lyrics.
—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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My super-duper smart friend Ben Affleck is very well educated on it and has just sold that company to Netflix.
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They were meant to be read and thought about by an interested and educated public, as the authors understood the importance of public opinion not simply to the ratification process but to any democratic system.
Adjective
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The sessions aim to pair scholarly depth with a casual, social atmosphere.
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According to Mercy Fash and Emani Campbell’s emerging scholarly research at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, this intersection is worthy of greater attention because of an exacerbated threat that could severely harm Black women.
Adjective
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In Season 3, the team enters Dinopia, a civilized dinosaur world, to face threats endangering both worlds through friendship, courage, and teamwork.
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The chaos in Ithaca may be political and ethical—a violation of custom—but stretches of the poem are barbarous and wild, beyond civilized life altogether.
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