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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the most erudite people in medical research attended the conference an erudite lecture on the latest discoveries in astronomy
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as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
the erudite language of a textbook on philosophy
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Recent Examples of erudite
These posts delivered a snapshot of his worldview in this period: idiosyncratic, erudite and angry with little room for moderation.
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Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
The final version, thanks to its production and Antonoff plumbing the lower depths of his voice, recalls the erudite, hooky gloom of the Magnetic Fields refracted through string lights on their final bit of wattage.
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—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Like a slightly more erudite and discriminating, but also kinky, Judy Blume!
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
The cast, led by Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere, is bursting with erudite professionalism, and the scripts, by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, occasionally complement their intelligence.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
The final version, thanks to its production and Antonoff plumbing the lower depths of his voice, recalls the erudite, hooky gloom of the Magnetic Fields refracted through string lights on their final bit of wattage.
35.
—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Like a slightly more erudite and discriminating, but also kinky, Judy Blume!
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
The cast, led by Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere, is bursting with erudite professionalism, and the scripts, by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, occasionally complement their intelligence.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudite
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The bottom line: Football and books — the recipe for a more learned and literate America.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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The island provides plenty of incentives for investors, including a skilled and highly literate workforce, trade agreements that open up a market of nearly one billion customers, very low energy costs and a strategic location outside of the hurricane belt.—
Tobago House of Assembly,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Les Cahiers Secrets Eau de Parfum comes from the diaries of Anaïs Nin and her literary community in 1930s Paris.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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The imprint of Indian art, architecture, and literary imagination shaped Southeast Asia.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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As a result, those killed and wounded tended to come from less educated and less affluent communities.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Since birthrate declines commenced with the socioeconomic rise of the West—and since the planet is becoming ever richer, healthier, more educated, and more urbanized—many observers presume lower birthrates are simply the direct consequence of material advances.—
Nicholas Eberstadt,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Oct. 2024
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Do Women Need More Sleep Than Men? Which scholarly pathways in African American history have been an exciting surprise to you?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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His scholarly work has been published in academic and management journals such as Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and California Management Review.—
Christopher P. Blocker,
Joseph P. Cannon,
Jonathan Z. Zhang,
Harvard Business Review,
6 Feb. 2025
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He was genuinely offended that someone would dare call his civilized kitties feral.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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People, many of whom had never ventured beyond the civilized comforts of the east, found themselves in a wild frontier fraught with dangers unimaginable by today’s standards.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Erudite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudite. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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