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as in privileged
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as in talented
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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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Recent Examples of gifted
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
The Tenenbaums were once a family of brilliant prodigies, each destined for greatness: Chas (Ben Stiller) was a financial whiz, Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) a gifted playwright and Richie (Luke Wilson) a tennis champion.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
So, naturally, when Hoult wrapped filming, Eggers gifted him the prop so that the actor would always be able to gaze upon it and remember the experience.
—EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Since 2023, Leela has collaborated with the Indian company Phool to upcycle blooms used in its hotels into richly scented incense sticks that are occasionally gifted to guests.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
The Tenenbaums were once a family of brilliant prodigies, each destined for greatness: Chas (Ben Stiller) was a financial whiz, Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) a gifted playwright and Richie (Luke Wilson) a tennis champion.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
Be prepared to break that controller that your partner gifted you, apologize, and take them out to dinner.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
So, naturally, when Hoult wrapped filming, Eggers gifted him the prop so that the actor would always be able to gaze upon it and remember the experience.
—EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Adjective
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But viewers with affection for a certain region of the United States perked up a little later in the episode, as a privileged, preppy family from North Carolina arrived by boat.—
Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Each season, a group of privileged visitors check into one of the luxurious White Lotus resorts, which are in various exotic locales across the globe.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When Saudi Arabia, endowed with plentiful reserves of oil and gas, scrambles to build nuclear power plants, the country is not meeting its energy needs.—
Thomas Bass
Author,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Allen, the former associate dean for academic affairs in the UAMS College of Health Professions, endowed the concert series before her death in 2023.—
Eric E. Harrison,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Whether fans support a favored team or an underdog, most issues come down to economics.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Horizon In case there is any doubt, political consumerism is on the rise and boycotts seem to be the favored means of expressing it.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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As 2025 has already shown us, haircut styles have never been more inspired.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2025
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Thanks to the inspired casting choices as well as skilful writing and direction by one of the movie industry’s brightest talents, James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy was a smash hit.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An ordinary guy like me can be blessed with an extraordinary opportunity like this.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
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 crowd at Kauffman Stadium for opening day was full of children fortunate enough to be on spring break to see the Royals play the Guardians, along with adults passing on their own love of the spring tradition.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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One thing that’s fortunate is that as much as Boygenius fans loved you together, and not everybody got to see a show, the vast majority want just as much to hear the solo records that are coming.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Playing cards and jokers can be equipped with enhancements that will increase your score.—
Scott Robertson,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
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Speech recognition, learning and planning, and problem solving are some of the fundamental tasks that computers equipped with artificial intelligence and machine learning are supposed to perform.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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On a totally different tangent, though, there may be some lucky news around wealth matters this week, too, such as a shift around assets, a settlement or a debt.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois last month, who took home a $344 million jackpot.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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