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Adjective
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Dunn wanted the property to be used as a scholarly and artistic retreat.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Rather than relying on decorative excess, the library’s pietra serena framework underscores its role as a working scholarly space.—
Navya Verma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To start with the movie’s strongest asset, Fiennes is magnificent — sinewy and feral in appearance but erudite in manner, his isolation and years of living rough having done little to curb the magniloquence of a posh education.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Because even his emails are literary, this one was erudite and friendly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That digitally literate generation then built world-beating technology companies.—
Oscar Täckström,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Does that mean that people are less literate in general?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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What made the incident even more striking was that most of Audubon Zoo’s sleepy lizards were bred in captivity, implying the reaction was an innate response instead of learned behavior.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
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This kind of trading is seen as a form of learned behavior, where dogs associate a specific action with a reward.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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With the funds, the university will build new student housing, a new student union, research labs, academic centers and a new arena.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2023
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And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.—
Jennifer Schuessler,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Crème fraiche is a rich, cultured cream with a high butterfat content and mild, tangy flavor.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Natural pearls, which, unlike cultured pearls, form spontaneously without human intervention, have become increasingly rare.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Pat Woodell was the original actress to portray Bobbie Jo Bradley during the first two seasons of Petticoat Junction, giving the character a thoughtful, bookish personality.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who was a bookish child could probably tell a similar story to mine.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Polyhistoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistoric. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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