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as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education
a scholarly analysis of the historical document
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as in educational
of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level
a scholarly essay making comparisons between 18th-century French authors and their Germanic counterparts
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Recent Examples of scholarly
Laymon said the suffrage monument on the Mall will draw on the diverse perspectives of its board and scholarly advisers, as well as the public.
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Led by faculty with both scholarly expertise and industry experience, participants gain insights grounded in research but immediately relevant to their leadership challenges.
—Esmt Berlin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Colvin, a sinewy former high-school wrestler whose rounded silver eyeglasses give him a scholarly mien, was plenty intrigued.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Syllabus Politics and Power in the United States: A Syllabus
Historical and scholarly context for the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Led by faculty with both scholarly expertise and industry experience, participants gain insights grounded in research but immediately relevant to their leadership challenges.
—Esmt Berlin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Colvin, a sinewy former high-school wrestler whose rounded silver eyeglasses give him a scholarly mien, was plenty intrigued.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Syllabus Politics and Power in the United States: A Syllabus
Historical and scholarly context for the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scholarly
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The bottom line: Football and books — the recipe for a more learned and literate America.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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The island provides plenty of incentives for investors, including a skilled and highly literate workforce, trade agreements that open up a market of nearly one billion customers, very low energy costs and a strategic location outside of the hurricane belt.—
Tobago House of Assembly,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Asian-Americans are one of the most educated and economically successful demographic groups in the United States, with significant representation in fields such as technology, medicine, engineering, and finance.—
John Wang,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Critical thinking allows individuals to make educated decisions based on hard data rather than emotion.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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People, many of whom had never ventured beyond the civilized comforts of the east, found themselves in a wild frontier fraught with dangers unimaginable by today’s standards.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Walking and using transit is a civilized and humane way to live, good for both personal and community health.—
Michael O’Hare,
The Mercury News,
11 Dec. 2024
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Being so much loved is going to help you much more in life than academic success alone.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Drug companies at the time approached these treatments with more skepticism, waiting longer to invest and letting universities and academic hospitals do the heavy lifting, said Ameet Sarpatwari, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who studies the pharmaceutical industry.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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This perhaps comes through most clearly in the film’s surprisingly considerate treatment of religion, especially in a scholastic environment.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Here is an important one: Were the poll respondents made aware of the actual number of transgender students participating in scholastic sports relative to the overall number of students participating in those programs, based upon either local, state, or national statistics?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Scholarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scholarly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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