educated
adjective
ed·u·cat·ed
ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: having an education
especially
: having an education beyond the average
educated speakers
2
a
: giving evidence of training or practice : skilled
educated hands
b
: befitting one that is educated
educated taste
c
: based on some knowledge of fact
an educated guess
educatedness
noun
Examples of educated in a Sentence
These companies want an educated work force.
an educated woman with an impressive career
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In part, young women today are more educated than men their age and have greater focus on professional ambition and individual growth.
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Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Others, Fontana said, may be embarrassed about inadvertently harming themselves; botanical users in his 2024 research were older, wealthier and more educated than nonusers.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 27 May 2025
This city boasts an educated workforce; 50% of San José residents have a college degree or higher 1 in 3 San José residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
How did becoming more educated and changing your social milieu affect your relationships with people?
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Others, Fontana said, may be embarrassed about inadvertently harming themselves; botanical users in his 2024 research were older, wealthier and more educated than nonusers.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 27 May 2025
This city boasts an educated workforce; 50% of San José residents have a college degree or higher 1 in 3 San José residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
How did becoming more educated and changing your social milieu affect your relationships with people?
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for educated
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“Educated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educated. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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