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adjective

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as in experienced

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as in educated

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schooled

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verb

past tense of school
as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field schooled their children in proper etiquette for formal occasions

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  1. experienced
  2. educated
  3. taught
  4. practiced
  5. cultured
  6. civilized
  7. cultivated
  8. knowing
Adjective
  • Want access to experienced surgeons using the latest techniques.
    William Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Rather than pushing for an immediate decision, experienced agents respect this need and set up a follow-up call or meeting.
    David Price, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of experienced
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of educated
Verb
  • Nearly seven decades later, there’s still so much that’s unknown about the horrific act of violence that has been taught in history books from a limited point of view.
    Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • These strategies are now unremarkable enough to be taught to kids in schools.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of taught
Adjective
  • The numbers might tell us what people need, but only a practiced marketer's hand can weave those findings into a brand.
    Sahil Sethi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The sun hung directly above azure waters of the northern Galapagos Marine Reserve, casting a glare as a small boat bobbed gently amidst the swells, its bow cutting through the calm surface with practiced ease.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of practiced
Adjective
  • The timeless gem gets a modern twist with the freshwater cultured pearls stationed along a 10k yellow gold rope chain.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Not only was there overfishing but high-quality cultured pearls arrived, such as those from Mikimoto, first imported by Parisian jeweler Worms, followed by the 1929 financial crisis.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of cultured
Adjective
  • By contrast, the recent behavior of the rebels who have just conquered Syria looks reassuringly civilized.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The United States is a civilized country with strong democratic institutions.
    Steven A. Harvey, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of civilized
Adjective
  • The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
Definition of cultivated
Adjective
  • Offering support at key moments is a knowing, keen-eyed librarian (Jessica Harper), a mysterious book about the hidden history of magical women, and suddenly clearer memories of her devoted mom (Kerry O’Malley), who may have had her own privately liberating nocturnal existence.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Finding Trans Community in Airport Security Writer Samantha Allen on the knowing nods that create comfort in a hostile space.
    Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of knowing
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