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having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
any well-read person would recognize the quotation
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Recent Examples of well-read
The same parents who built our algorithmic economy now limit their own children’s exposure to it, creating a new kind of digital divide—one where being unplugged and well-read are the ultimate luxuries.
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Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His parents were Eastern European Jewish and mildly observant, and his father Samuel embodied an unusual mix of being a well-read, well-informed, amateur inventor/butcher/grocer.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
In any case, these are Americans who are well-educated, well-read, and well-heeled, who come from the centers of cultural production.
—Lee Cole
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans’ affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans' affairs and environmental issues.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
The well-read, kindly father Sharif (played by the great Palestinian actor Adam Bakri) enjoys tending to his orange groves and teaching his young son Salim (Salah Aldeen Mai) to appreciate poetry.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
At the top of the year, bookshelf wealth emerged as the definitive trend of 2024, igniting online discourse about the optics of seeming well-read based on the intentionality of your curation.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His parents were Eastern European Jewish and mildly observant, and his father Samuel embodied an unusual mix of being a well-read, well-informed, amateur inventor/butcher/grocer.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
In any case, these are Americans who are well-educated, well-read, and well-heeled, who come from the centers of cultural production.
—Lee Cole
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans’ affairs and environmental issues.
—Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
He also was known as a well-read, hardworking and sometimes hard-nosed politician involved in immigration, veterans' affairs and environmental issues.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
The well-read, kindly father Sharif (played by the great Palestinian actor Adam Bakri) enjoys tending to his orange groves and teaching his young son Salim (Salah Aldeen Mai) to appreciate poetry.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
At the top of the year, bookshelf wealth emerged as the definitive trend of 2024, igniting online discourse about the optics of seeming well-read based on the intentionality of your curation.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-read
Adjective
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The tale Hero mostly tells is one of three beautiful sisters, the daughters of a merchant, who form a secret society of literate women who collect and record stories.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Add a deal literate accountant who can tie financials to the story.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Study Has Some Limitations People in the study tended to be healthier and more educated, Guo says, which could potentially skew the findings.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Preseason polls are, at best, educated guesses, and there are perennial calls to abolish them altogether.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As astronomy embraced mathematics and observation during the Scientific Revolution, astrology increasingly lost its scholarly legitimacy and was pushed to the margins.—
Christopher P. Scheitle,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Joshi says teachers also tend to be a vocal crowd that isn’t shy about sharing their scholarly opinions.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Well-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-read. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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