as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average reader probably hasn't heard of him
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Recent Examples of lettered
Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
The music video uses animation to display the song's words, recreating the ribbon of a typewriter and the lettered cutouts of a ransom note.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The numbered and lettered speaker columns near the main stage are always a good option.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The project got a $1,500 grant for new gold-and-black lettered signs.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
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Southwest flights are boarded by lettered groups (A, B, and C), and there are up to 60 positions in each group.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
The music video uses animation to display the song's words, recreating the ribbon of a typewriter and the lettered cutouts of a ransom note.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The numbered and lettered speaker columns near the main stage are always a good option.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The project got a $1,500 grant for new gold-and-black lettered signs.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 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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Being digitally literate gives you the ability to critically analyze and understand exactly how these tools work.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Moreover, population aging has increased most rapidly in the countries where older adults are healthiest, most educated, and most capable of living independently.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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The list includes Australia, which has abundant supplies of critical minerals; Arab countries with abundant capital; India and Israel, with their educated and dynamic workforces; and traditional U.S. allies in Asia and Europe.Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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My scholarly research has identified emerging climate risk here due to the wide range of extreme weather events experienced and the number of vulnerable, less-resilient communities.Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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His scholarly research centers on political behavior and methodology.Kabir Khanna, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
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The adaptation was penned by Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier, with Ostermeier also directing.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Carnahan also penned the script, with Affleck, Damon, Luciana Damon and Dani Bernfeld producing for Artists Equity.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Smith co-wrote six of the 18 songs — his road schedule kept him from writing more, but, as the Nashville dictum goes, the best song always wins.Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Hench exec produced and co-wrote the pilot.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Archaeologists subsequently uncovered a platform at the site with statue bases inscribed with the names of 14 Roman emperors and empresses.Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Behind the Corydon Central bench sat a wood cross with Gerlach's name inscribed.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Lettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettered. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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