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 Gospel authors, far from being community leaders preserving oral sayings for largely illiterate followers, were highly literate members of a small, erudite upper crust, distant in experience, attitude, and geography from any Galilean peasant preachers.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Back in Homer’s day, people lived within an oral culture, then humans slowly developed a literate culture.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Duffy is hilariously literate, an opinionated fanboy ready to defend Nirvana against naysayers.
—Claude Peck, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
But, because a musician no longer had to be literate to gain worldwide acclaim, the technology had the collateral effect of sidelining musical literacy.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Back in Homer’s day, people lived within an oral culture, then humans slowly developed a literate culture.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Duffy is hilariously literate, an opinionated fanboy ready to defend Nirvana against naysayers.
—Claude Peck, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
But, because a musician no longer had to be literate to gain worldwide acclaim, the technology had the collateral effect of sidelining musical literacy.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literate
Adjective
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In part, young women today are more educated than men their age and have greater focus on professional ambition and individual growth.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Others, Fontana said, may be embarrassed about inadvertently harming themselves; botanical users in his 2024 research were older, wealthier and more educated than nonusers.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Articles appear in scholarly journals, and books are published by university presses, only after a rigorous, double-blind review process.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Her scholarly work includes works on the Constitution, democracy in America and women’s citizenship.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Exile away from the rest of the civilized federation.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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Two highly modern, eminently civilized nations were plunged into chaos.—
Kelly McKinney,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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“Literate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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