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as in privileged
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as in talented
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as in endowed
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gifted
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Michelle Trachtenberg was not only a gifted performer, but also an accomplished writer.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
So, naturally, when Hoult wrapped filming, Eggers gifted him the prop so that the actor would always be able to gaze upon it and remember the experience.
—EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The film opens with a vibrant and creatively gifted Ashley absorbed in her work.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Michelle Trachtenberg was not only a gifted performer, but also an accomplished writer.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Be prepared to break that controller that your partner gifted you, apologize, and take them out to dinner.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
So, naturally, when Hoult wrapped filming, Eggers gifted him the prop so that the actor would always be able to gaze upon it and remember the experience.
—EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
Adjective
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The judge granted a request from Khalil's lawyers to allow at least one privileged phone call with him a day on both Wednesday and Thursday.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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Furman also granted a request from Khalil's lawyers to have privileged conversations with him at least twice.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When Saudi Arabia, endowed with plentiful reserves of oil and gas, scrambles to build nuclear power plants, the country is not meeting its energy needs.—
Thomas Bass
Author,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Allen, the former associate dean for academic affairs in the UAMS College of Health Professions, endowed the concert series before her death in 2023.—
Eric E. Harrison,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The Horizon In case there is any doubt, political consumerism is on the rise and boycotts seem to be the favored means of expressing it.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The book’s heroes, a quartet of lifelong friends from King’s favored town of Derry, contend with the alien invaders in the woods of Maine amid an overwhelming blizzard, which gives the story its suitably chilling backdrop.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Kiki is an incredibly inspired and talented artist, both in visual mediums and in their work onstage.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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Some see it as an inspired piece of ingenuity that should be exploited but others view it as a trick that is aesthetically pleasing but inefficient.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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An ordinary guy like me can be blessed with an extraordinary opportunity like this.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Even for those ostensibly fortunate few flecks of pepper, Rooks insists, providing the white world’s seasoning turned out to be a highly uncertain, dangerous endeavor.—
Justin Driver,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
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By full time, Arsenal was somewhat fortunate to leave Old Trafford with a point.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Playing cards and jokers can be equipped with enhancements that will increase your score.—
Scott Robertson,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
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Speech recognition, learning and planning, and problem solving are some of the fundamental tasks that computers equipped with artificial intelligence and machine learning are supposed to perform.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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On Tuesday night, 800 lucky Goose fans snaked they way through the Shed at Hudson Yards to enter a world where music and art fused in a swirling, electric dreamscape.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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With the lucky number five rounding out our present year, does this mean we’re also poised for the debut of some brand new collections?—
Cait Bazemore,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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