as in knowledge
the understanding and information gained from being educated
a scientist of impressive erudition but with a down-to-earth manner
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Recent Examples of erudition
Not everyone’s complexity gets celebrated in its time as erudition.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
In a work of impressive range, erudition, and ambition, Overy, best known for his seminal histories of World War II, skillfully parses the development of psychological, biological, ecological, and anthropological theories of war and its triggers.
—Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2024
The long first act drags near the finish, its erudition blurring into dramatic monotony.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
Horowitz’s erudition, combined with his energy, is a powerful sales tool.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for erudition
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
In a work of impressive range, erudition, and ambition, Overy, best known for his seminal histories of World War II, skillfully parses the development of psychological, biological, ecological, and anthropological theories of war and its triggers.
—Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2024
The long first act drags near the finish, its erudition blurring into dramatic monotony.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
Horowitz’s erudition, combined with his energy, is a powerful sales tool.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for erudition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudition
Noun
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Note that Club membership is free and comes with an invitation to join the Technical Committee composed of architects, designers, consultants, and purchasing leaders with experience in healthier and more sustainable supply chains and knowledge of the necessary sciences.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Scientists are humans, the nature of whose work leads them into the unknown in search of new knowledge and truth.—
Primary care physicians,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This will expand credit access and improve financial literacy among entrepreneurs.—
Sarvesh Baveja,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Empowers parents with strategies to shield children from the dangers of social media while fostering digital literacy.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
23 Mar. 2025
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Harper has seven scholarship spots remaining to meet the new NCAA Division 15-player roster cap.—
Kevin Utz,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Future scholarship dollars could also potentially be reallocated under the increasing financial burden of revenue sharing, which will largely be directed to revenue sports.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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And finally, Tallahassee’s assault on public education is showing no signs of slowing.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some educators say the administration's moves to cut funding at colleges and universities amounts to a war on higher education.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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In turn, this impacts the level of trust and respect among those involved, fostering a supportive work environment and opening the door for continuous learning and growth.—
Andrea Wenburg,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Human dancers perform movements while wearing motion capture suits, and this data is fed into Atlas' learning model.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Erudition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudition. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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