advanced
adjective
ad·vanced
əd-ˈvan(t)st 
1
: far on in time or course
a man advanced in years
2
a
: being beyond others in progress or ideas
tastes a bit too advanced for the times
b
: being beyond the elementary or introductory
advanced chemistry
c
: greatly developed beyond an initial stage
the most advanced scientific methods
advanced weapons systems
d
: much evolved from an early ancestral type
bees and other advanced insects
advanced traits
Examples of advanced in a Sentence
The school has courses for elementary, intermediate, and advanced students.
The book explains both basic and advanced techniques.
The system has many advanced features.
The disease is in an advanced stage.
an advanced form of cancer
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
At least, that’s the view of Jabra, the Danish company behind some of the most advanced enterprise headsets on the market.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Surveys suggest that in most advanced economies, fewer than one in four believe that the next generation will be better off than the previous one.
—Chris Bradley, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Mamie Bah, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Rho-alpha marks the company’s latest attempt to bring advanced AI capabilities out of the cloud and into the physical world.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
At least, that’s the view of Jabra, the Danish company behind some of the most advanced enterprise headsets on the market.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Surveys suggest that in most advanced economies, fewer than one in four believe that the next generation will be better off than the previous one.
—Chris Bradley, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for advanced
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“Advanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanced. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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