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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
Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Since grilling is a learned skill, mistakes are inevitable—but, with the right culinary know-how, those food faux pas are only temporary.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 20 June 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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This is a learned behavior critical for success in any area of one’s life.
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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.
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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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In the journalist’s provocative new work, Eve Babitz’s diary-like letters provide a window into her fellow literary titan, Joan Didion. 4.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Writers in the movement, which came to be known as New Narrative, were encouraged to work between genres, to experiment with literary form, to employ a confessional register, and to engage intellectually with critical theory.Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 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 money saved, and the revenue realized from excellent home attendance, and a lengthly playoff run, may help ease the strain of potential payroll increases.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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No return announced for in-person preaching Jakes founded Potter's House in 1996 and the church has since grown to more than 30,000 members, according to its website.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Unesco World Heritage Site was founded by the Portuguese in 1588, later run by the Dutch and the British until Ceylon gained its independence in 1948 and became Sri Lanka.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 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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Earlier this year, researchers at the site discovered a bead carved from the bone of a hare—the oldest bead ever found in the Americas.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the East China Sea, scientists discovered the skeleton of a glass sponge that had lived for some 11,000 years.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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In that book, and throughout his scholarly career, Blackhawk has attempted to enrich our conception of the American story by placing Native Americans at its center.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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Work produced during the residency will be showcased in exhibitions and scholarly publications, while DAF’s regional and international partnerships provide pathways for ongoing creative and academic exploration.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Learned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learned. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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