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to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't
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Recent Examples of gifted
Thom Harris, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Programs for gifted and talented students will also have more leeway on how they are structured.
—Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Multiple members pointed to the plane gifted to Trump from Qatar, renaming the Kennedy Center, and the ballroom being put in place of the East Wing of the White House when talking about fraud in the administration.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
That can open up gaps in the opposition press, which City have been trying to exploit by dropping their most technically gifted players into deeper positions to move the ball quickly through the lines.
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Cloud commented on one of Ruth’s posts, and in August, Ruth gifted her a jersey at a game.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifted
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The fellowship’s members are mostly white men, and many of them argue that the department under Biden had privileged minority and female candidates.—
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But the story Sorkin relates is really all about the insiders, their privileged lives, their thoughts and actions.—
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That said, the Rams are so balanced and talented on offense that their defense just needs to make a turnover or two to keep the opponent down.—
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The two seemed to make an ideal pair, if only because they are both regarded as very talented actors and comedians.—
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Twenty years of hard work and persistence, blessed by occasional moments when chance had generously smiled on him.—
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In one of the most deal-ridden and far too often contrived places on the globe, Steny was straightforward, smart, wise, direct, honest on the real odds about anything and everything, and blessed with a sense of humor that, if saintly in purpose, was devilishly clever in delivery.—
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
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At this point, chalk it up to a bad deal all around that Bryant was fortunate to come out the other side of in fairly good shape.—
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Wearing capris, a blazer, and the Birkenstocks that made an indelible impression on Rolling Stone senior writer Angie Martoccio during their interview earlier that year, Weir played an inspired solo while Hagar egged him on.—
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From an existential crisis to an inspired comeback, UCLA ran a gamut of emotions over the course of a few hours at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.—
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But only protein is endowed with a special kind of redemptive power.—
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Like a superhero movie set in a small town, Encanto is the story of a Colombian family whose children are endowed with magical abilities.—
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Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro is a lucky man.—
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The red carpet has wrapped, the awards have been bestowed to the lucky few, and the acceptance speeches have been given.—
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Snowfall rates could briefly reach half an inch per hour or more in favored snow belts, reducing visibility and making travel hazardous.—
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Also, host nations automatically receive favored status that helps them with group selection.—
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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