as in education
the understanding and information gained from being educated
he impressed everyone with his general literacy as well as his natural intelligence
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Recent Examples of literacy
The initial results indicated an increase in literacy levels and student attendance at the end of the year, according to district superintendents.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2025
Threat level: Fenster, now a law student, is concerned about AI's impact on critical thinking skills, and wants companies and schools to provide AI literacy training.
—April Rubin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
In reality, there turns out to be a third currency: marketable skills, like literacy.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2025
Threat level: Fenster, now a law student, is concerned about AI's impact on critical thinking skills, and wants companies and schools to provide AI literacy training.
—April Rubin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
In reality, there turns out to be a third currency: marketable skills, like literacy.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literacy
Noun
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So having his music as an ambassador for music education around the world, is this such a natural fit.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes,
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
Noun
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Here in Salt Lake City, where the backcountry community is large and thriving, skiers post observations to Instagram as well and tag accounts dedicated to increasing the reach of our local knowledge.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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This shift is not a sign of decline but rather a maturation process that leads to wisdom—the kind of knowledge that has kept human societies thriving for millennia.—
Talia Milgrom-Elcott,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These include learning and behavioral problems that appear later in life.—
Lori Frasier,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Industry volunteers could mentor students on real-world applications like data analysis and machine learning, educating through hands-on experience.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Our efforts included monthly classroom visits, holiday parties for entire grades and most recently, working with community partners and foundations to gift college scholarships to six kindergarteners.—
Karen B. Moore,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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So much so that after being heavily recruited by USC and Washington, both signed rare full-ride scholarships to Arkansas, one of the dominant women’s collegiate track programs.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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