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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The lesson from Moody’s, and from history, is that America cannot borrow its way to prosperity.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Student and faculty literacy also must be prioritized.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Reading aloud to your child also helps develop language and literacy skills, says Al Otaiba.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 May 2025
The community’s services will include mental health, medical, substance use, financial literacy, domestic violence support and more, Pedro said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Student and faculty literacy also must be prioritized.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Reading aloud to your child also helps develop language and literacy skills, says Al Otaiba.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 May 2025
The community’s services will include mental health, medical, substance use, financial literacy, domestic violence support and more, Pedro said.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for literacy
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In practice, patriotic education is often united with military training, and one of its explicit purposes is to encourage military service.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
20 May 2025
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Certain sections have been particularly hard hit by departures, including voting, education and special litigation.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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Before they could be disposed of, Lodge took the remains without the knowledge or permission of Harvard, the donor of the cadavers or the donor's family, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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González is a fountain of knowledge but also a great educator, explaining things in detail without being pretentious or condescending.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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So if your little one is learning how to interact with animals, this playlist could be a good learning tool for your family.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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The MySQL course provides practical instruction in building and managing databases, and the OpenAI course introduces the fundamentals of working with machine learning models and APIs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Virginia Tech was the first major school to offer him a scholarship in April 2013.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Additionally, a scholarship at the school has been named after Lessa.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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