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as in privileged
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as in talented
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to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gifted
Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Co-written and directed by Daniel Roher, the film stars Leo Woodall as a gifted piano tuner whose precision leads him to uncover an unexpected talent for cracking safes.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Commissioned by Queen Mary in 1919, the Fringe Tiara was created by Garrard using diamonds from a necklace originally gifted by Queen Victoria.
—Eloise Moran, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Its protagonist is Lucie, a not terribly gifted witch, who passes on her familial powers to her own daughters, Maud and Lise.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Co-written and directed by Daniel Roher, the film stars Leo Woodall as a gifted piano tuner whose precision leads him to uncover an unexpected talent for cracking safes.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, Aubrey still has her own Billie Eilish Boomeraang Idol, which Christian found and gifted to her.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Commissioned by Queen Mary in 1919, the Fringe Tiara was created by Garrard using diamonds from a necklace originally gifted by Queen Victoria.
—Eloise Moran, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Adjective
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Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match?—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ochoa’s snide speech about his privileged private school becomes a wrenching aria of desolation and need.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Albin referenced opposing teams being heavier and more talented in the trenches a season ago, so adding the 6-foot-5, 315-pound tackle, among other new additions, was a top priority.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The manual skills with which the products are applied, for example, were fine-tuned by Madame Allouche herself, a very talented osteopath.—
Valentina Bottoni,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Your 5th House of Theatricality is blessed by today’s conjunction between the Sun and Saturn, empowering play into something that can build useful skills.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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After the ritual offerings are blessed by Swasthani, devotees give a portion to their husband.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One risk too many in what had seemed the most fortunate of lives.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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In their next at-bat, the Padres took advantage of another fortunate ball hit in the air and tied the game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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According to researchers, the behavior highlights how complex biological functions can arise from simple mechanical interactions, offering new insights for designing adaptive, bio-inspired robotic systems.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Aries season gives you the bricks to lay an inspired foundation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tommy Caldwell appears to be endowed with this quirk of courage.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Your 3rd House of Information and your 11th House of Community are both boosted by the Moon’s trine to lucky Jupiter.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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John, lucky in everything, had received the enhancing admixture of dark, French Mediterranean, Bouvier blood.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Periods of technological transformation often coincide with capital over-concentration, valuation compression outside the favored theme, and eventual normalization.—
Matt Witheiler,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Washington Consensus was traditionally wary of developing countries picking winners and losers, erecting trade barriers and subsidizing favored industries.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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