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as in educated
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the learned professor can speak knowledgeably on a wide array of subjects
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as in literary
suggestive of the vocabulary used in books
a teaching assistant who tries to impress us with all of his learned words
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
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as in realized
to come to an awareness of
the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely
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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school
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as in studied
to commit to memory
he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke
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Recent Examples of learned
Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
This is a learned behavior critical for success in any area of one’s life.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
However, Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Head of Labor Rights and Sport, says that FIFA learned the wrong lessons from two years ago.
—Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
If, as seems likely, better software and more powerful computers continue to develop, many of today’s learned professionals risk being replaced by machines in much the same way.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
This is a learned behavior critical for success in any area of one’s life.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Verb
Authorities seized 20 pounds of fentanyl in a drug bust Tuesday in the Bronx, with 10 people suffering minor injuries during the operation, the Daily News has learned.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
However, Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Head of Labor Rights and Sport, says that FIFA learned the wrong lessons from two years ago.
—Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The share of non-Latino white residents dropped from 61% to 54%, and the county has gotten more educated and wealthier, according to the Census Bureau.Mike Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Notably, the demographic profile of those leaving reveals the departure of Israel’s most educated and economically mobile citizens.Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 27 Nov. 2024
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And while listeners may leave the podcast with new literary insights, Breyer and Streich insist their primary goal is to make people laugh—sometimes at them rather than with them.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Eve Babitz’s diary-like letters provide a window into her fellow literary titan, Joan Didion. 5.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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But one 3-year-old has seemingly mastered the art of tidying up, which has reduced the internet to tears.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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This city's dining scene brims over with romance, thanks to visionary restaurateurs who have mastered the art of ambiance.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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The rule is your tax losses can offset up to 100% of your taxable gains realized that same year, plus up to $3,000 in ordinary income.Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The gains are realized broadly across all sectors and industries.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Driven by a desire to fill the standard of care gaps, Dr. Halpert founded Immunocine Cancer Center.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Since founding Akrivia in 2013, he’s built a reputation as both a meticulous craftsman and an astute businessman.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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Available on The Week Bookshop Middlemarch George Eliot, 1871 Lydia, my wonderful and vastly more literate wife, convinced me to read this after years of gentle persuasion.The Week UK, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
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Jeff Wheeler, a photographer at the Star Tribune, said Doman challenged the stereotype that photographers aren’t very literate through his love of books, and his Scrabble skills.Natasha Delion, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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The fragments were discovered during excavations at La Prele, an archaeological site in Converse County.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after his arrest, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and Goodreads accounts that may have belonged to him were discovered.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As higher education continued to develop, facilities and programs burnished scholarly reputations as modern universities emerged in cities like Paris and Bologna.Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Young Ed Klum was musical, scholarly, and athletic.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Learned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learned. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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