as in knowledge
the understanding and information gained from being educated
a scientist of impressive erudition but with a down-to-earth manner
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Recent Examples of erudition
The long first act drags near the finish, its erudition blurring into dramatic monotony.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
Horowitz’s erudition, combined with his energy, is a powerful sales tool.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Making Global Society: A Study of Humankind Across Three Eras
By Barry Buzan
Cambridge University Press, 2023, 522 pp.
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With characteristic ambition and erudition, Buzan tells the sweeping story of the rise and evolution of modern global society.
—Barry Buzan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Though a few reviews recognized the book’s originality and astonishing erudition, sales were meager.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for erudition
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
Horowitz’s erudition, combined with his energy, is a powerful sales tool.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Making Global Society: A Study of Humankind Across Three Eras
By Barry Buzan
Cambridge University Press, 2023, 522 pp.
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With characteristic ambition and erudition, Buzan tells the sweeping story of the rise and evolution of modern global society.
—Barry Buzan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Though a few reviews recognized the book’s originality and astonishing erudition, sales were meager.
—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erudition
Noun
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The plan to send a second round of emails was initially disclosed by a person with knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.—
CHRIS MEGERIAN,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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This account is based on interviews with five people at the network with knowledge of events who asked for anonymity for fear of retribution.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Applied Track: For non-STEM students, this track would focus on practical skills like financial literacy, data analysis, and basic coding.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Beene, financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, similarly told Newsweek that boomers, closer to retirement, worry about savings and escalating expenses.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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These meetings resulted in scholarships, conservation funds, women’s health initiatives, documentary films and exchange programs.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Their intent was to promote a scholarship for female chefs, but the execution backfired.—
Angelique Kuiper,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Diesel school buses average 6 to 8 miles per gallon, so going electric will result in big fuel savings for local school districts, letting more of our local tax dollars go to education spending.—
James Brock,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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His mother, who stayed at home, pressed the value of education.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Mar. 2025
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Despite these strengths, women remain underrepresented in technology; the World Economic Forum warned as early as 2022 of widening gender gaps in AI and machine learning.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Recent advances in machine learning have also reduced the burdens of preparing data for the algorithms to process, making government data a veritable gold mine – one that rightfully belongs to the American people.—
Allison Stanger,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Erudition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erudition. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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