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 study contributes to the academic field of ethnomathematics, which identifies mathematical knowledge embedded in cultural expression by prehistoric or non-literate communities.
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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
Women are treated like commodities, mere inferior window dressing that are undeserving of becoming literate.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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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
Women are treated like commodities, mere inferior window dressing that are undeserving of becoming literate.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 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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Turner could not have known that his manifesto would define scholarly and popular understandings of American and western history for the next one hundred years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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To be clear, there is little credible scholarly evidence that EdTech, in general, improves learning outcomes, and no conclusive evidence that generative AI improves learning outcomes over traditional human teaching.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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The best actor nominee isn’t the only one noticing a significant change on the red carpet this season — though some events, like the annual VF Oscar Party, have always been more civilized than others.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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