as in educated
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the columnist's witty and literate comments on current events make her a popular guest on political talk shows
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Recent Examples of literate
The same can be said for the movie as a whole, which blends Shelton’s talent for literate, witty character comedy with the conventions of the Joel Silver-era buddy flick in mutually beneficial ways.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
The overall average literacy score in the U.S. is similar that of Germany and the U.K., and America is more literate than countries like France, Italy, Poland, and Spain, .
—Jasmine Laws, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
When her friends started getting divorced a few years later, a lot of them didn’t have any money, weren’t financially literate, and felt trapped.
—Ginger Gentile, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Everett’s Jim is not the caricature often associated with Twain’s portrayal but a literate, introspective man whose intellect and strategic thinking shine through.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
The overall average literacy score in the U.S. is similar that of Germany and the U.K., and America is more literate than countries like France, Italy, Poland, and Spain, .
—Jasmine Laws, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
When her friends started getting divorced a few years later, a lot of them didn’t have any money, weren’t financially literate, and felt trapped.
—Ginger Gentile, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Everett’s Jim is not the caricature often associated with Twain’s portrayal but a literate, introspective man whose intellect and strategic thinking shine through.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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When waiting lists were circumvented, transplants disproportionately went to white, Asian and more educated patients.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The firm also is known for its academic research and scholarly publications.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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All this has left many faculty members feeling beside the point, especially in pursuits like chemistry, classics, English, government, or law—five scholarly fields that together produced every Harvard president of the twentieth century.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Going back to child labor policies reminiscent of the Gilded Age is not an answer in a civilized society to address worker shortages and disrupted supply chains.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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And Smith wants to use it as a stage for something sprawling and meaningful — the latest pronouncement on how savage the supposedly civilized become when the chips are down.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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