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
That digitally literate generation then built world-beating technology companies.
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Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Does that mean that people are less literate in general?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Women are treated like commodities, mere inferior window dressing that are undeserving of becoming literate.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Yogyakarta’s audience has become more visually literate, global in perspective, and vocal, with younger viewers embracing hybrid and experimental works.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
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Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Does that mean that people are less literate in general?
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Women are treated like commodities, mere inferior window dressing that are undeserving of becoming literate.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Yogyakarta’s audience has become more visually literate, global in perspective, and vocal, with younger viewers embracing hybrid and experimental works.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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The Democratic coalition was disproportionately young, lower-income, less educated, and nonwhite—all demographics that were less likely to vote and more likely to be prevented from doing so if friction was added to the voting process.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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New Orleans, Julian reported, had fewer than two thousand Jewish families—relatively educated, secure, established, Reform.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The most careful scholarly estimate suggests that at least 20 million Americans have served time in prison or lived under felony supervision, or both.—
Kevin B. Smith,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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In December, Summers was dealt a lifetime ban from the American Economic Association, a nonprofit scholarly association dedicated to economic research, over his Epstein ties.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Both expect their rivalry to stay civilized.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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And that was the one that ended up being a really civilized breakup.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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