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having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
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Recent Examples of well-read
At the top of the year, bookshelf wealth emerged as the definitive trend of 2024, igniting online discourse about the optics of seeming well-read based on the intentionality of your curation.
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
She’s always been so unbelievably well-read and politically savvy with the most hilarious sense of humor.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Well-loved and well-read copies of the book populate in countless children’s bedrooms.
—Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The Record, despite complaints from locals, remains well-read, even as readership dwindles at papers across the country.
—Kevin Draper, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
Indeed, in my experience as an editor, the best prose stylists are invariably well-read.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Aug. 2023
Reading the essays is like attending a concert with a friend who is exceptionally well-read and articulate.
—Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
Frank is emotionally intelligent, well-read, and articulate — an intellectual match for Queenie.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 16 May 2023
The board is well-read, says Edwards. – Don’t contradict your colleagues.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
She’s always been so unbelievably well-read and politically savvy with the most hilarious sense of humor.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Well-loved and well-read copies of the book populate in countless children’s bedrooms.
—Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
The Record, despite complaints from locals, remains well-read, even as readership dwindles at papers across the country.
—Kevin Draper, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
Indeed, in my experience as an editor, the best prose stylists are invariably well-read.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Aug. 2023
Reading the essays is like attending a concert with a friend who is exceptionally well-read and articulate.
—Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
Frank is emotionally intelligent, well-read, and articulate — an intellectual match for Queenie.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 16 May 2023
The board is well-read, says Edwards. – Don’t contradict your colleagues.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-read
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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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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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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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“Well-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-read. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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