as in endowed
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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as in privileged
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as in talented
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Recent Examples of gifted
Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 July 2025
This first novel follows Bree Matthews, a 16-year-old looking to escape her grief while at a residential program for gifted high schoolers.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Remember when Jim gifted Pam a teapot filled with goodies in the second season, originally with a letter for her inside, but then got cold feet and removed the letter?
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Throughout their history, the Suns have had elite scorers, gifted passers and decent defenders.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 July 2025
This first novel follows Bree Matthews, a 16-year-old looking to escape her grief while at a residential program for gifted high schoolers.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Adjective
In 2013, the city gifted the building to Foundation For The Carolinas, which began a $90 million renovation of the site in 2018.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Remember when Jim gifted Pam a teapot filled with goodies in the second season, originally with a letter for her inside, but then got cold feet and removed the letter?
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Verb
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Polsky previously endowed the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and sits on the university’s board.—
Karina Atkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The location perplexes her privileged peers, who contemplate getting $100 worth of quarters for the vending machine and try to order a white wine at the bar.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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Stalin came out of a very different world and had very different experiences and goals than did the privileged son of an old American family.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The high-speed rail project has become a permanent stimulus for the politically favored, not a serious infrastructure solution.—
Mike Garcia,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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Renewable energy — particularly solar plus storage — is currently Big Tech’s favored way to feed its electricity appetite.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Any designer or architect worth their salt will tell you that having an inspired client, wholly engaged in the conceptual and aesthetic underpinnings of a commission, is an enormous boon to the prospect of original creative expression.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
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Or will El Gallo Giro’s authentic, traditional inspired recipes reign supreme?—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Each seat is equipped with a USB port for power, as well as an in-flight entertainment system with movies and television programs.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Mar. 2025
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As a result of regulations prompted by the Lakeview fire, along with several other conflagrations, building materials are now fire-resistant, and most schools are equipped with smoke alarms, sprinklers, and extinguishers.—
Rascal Kemble-Curry,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Other projects, however, might not be so fortunate.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 July 2025
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While Spider-Man and the X-Men both enjoyed some success in their early 2000 movies, Fantastic Four fans were not as fortunate, with a pair of joke-heavy movies released in 2005 and 2007 to mostly poor reviews, and a disastrous 2015 reboot that made the first two shine in comparison.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The lucky California ticket was sold at Specialty Tobacco Outlet in San Bruno, which is about a 10-mile drive south from San Francisco.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 July 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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