educated
adjective
ed·u·cat·ed
ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: having an education
especially
: having an education beyond the average
educated speakers
2
a
: giving evidence of training or practice : skilled
educated hands
b
: befitting one that is educated
educated taste
c
: based on some knowledge of fact
an educated guess
educatedness
noun
Examples of educated in a Sentence
These companies want an educated work force.
an educated woman with an impressive career
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When waiting lists were circumvented, transplants disproportionately went to white, Asian and more educated patients.
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Sam Allard, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
While these artifacts and foodstuffs deteriorate and disappear, the trees survive, allowing today’s researchers to make educated guesses about the lost objects.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Another 2015 study, this time on roughly 100 people who survived an emergency airplane landing, found that women and less educated people were more likely to experience more severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as intrusive memories, anxiety and unease.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Investors should remember that estimates are just projections and educated guesses that can pan out to be wrong.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sam Allard, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
While these artifacts and foodstuffs deteriorate and disappear, the trees survive, allowing today’s researchers to make educated guesses about the lost objects.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Another 2015 study, this time on roughly 100 people who survived an emergency airplane landing, found that women and less educated people were more likely to experience more severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as intrusive memories, anxiety and unease.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Investors should remember that estimates are just projections and educated guesses that can pan out to be wrong.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for educated
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educated. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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