advanced
adjective
ad·vanced
əd-ˈvan(t)st 
1
: far on in time or course
a man advanced in years
2
a
: being beyond others in progress or ideas
tastes a bit too advanced for the times
b
: being beyond the elementary or introductory
advanced chemistry
c
: greatly developed beyond an initial stage
the most advanced scientific methods
advanced weapons systems
d
: much evolved from an early ancestral type
bees and other advanced insects
advanced traits
Synonyms
Examples of advanced in a Sentence
The school has courses for elementary, intermediate, and advanced students.
The book explains both basic and advanced techniques.
The system has many advanced features.
The disease is in an advanced stage.
an advanced form of cancer
Recent Examples on the Web
Moten’s power armor, a bulky suit of advanced weaponry, weighed 120 pounds, and took 10-12 minutes to detach from.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, California’s Democratic officials recently approved new math standards that would end advanced math in elementary and middle school and Oregon’s have abolished the requirement that high school graduates be literate and numerate.
—Frederick M. Hess and Michael McShane, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
The upcoming exploration program is expected to gain knowledge into the expansion potential of the oxidized mineralization, and from that, develop more advanced targeting for drilling.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Iran is also smuggling advanced weapons, according to the American officials and Israeli officials.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The Phoenix complex will start making the smallest microchips around — devices that will be increasingly needed in artificial intelligence, smart devices and other advanced applications.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Chipmakers use advanced packaging, such as Intel’s EMIB silicon bridges or TSMC’s chip-on-wafer-on-silicon (CoWoS), to provide a high-bandwidth path between the logic and memory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2024
As a larger and more technologically advanced economy that maintains pragmatic ties with the West, China has stronger bargaining power and many more options than does Russia, and its leverage over its northern neighbor is growing all the time.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
This innovative technology represents a significant leap forward in marine propulsion, combining advanced battery packs, inverters, and high-efficiency motors with proprietary software and assembly techniques.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, California’s Democratic officials recently approved new math standards that would end advanced math in elementary and middle school and Oregon’s have abolished the requirement that high school graduates be literate and numerate.
—Frederick M. Hess and Michael McShane, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
The upcoming exploration program is expected to gain knowledge into the expansion potential of the oxidized mineralization, and from that, develop more advanced targeting for drilling.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Iran is also smuggling advanced weapons, according to the American officials and Israeli officials.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The Phoenix complex will start making the smallest microchips around — devices that will be increasingly needed in artificial intelligence, smart devices and other advanced applications.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Chipmakers use advanced packaging, such as Intel’s EMIB silicon bridges or TSMC’s chip-on-wafer-on-silicon (CoWoS), to provide a high-bandwidth path between the logic and memory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2024
As a larger and more technologically advanced economy that maintains pragmatic ties with the West, China has stronger bargaining power and many more options than does Russia, and its leverage over its northern neighbor is growing all the time.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
This innovative technology represents a significant leap forward in marine propulsion, combining advanced battery packs, inverters, and high-efficiency motors with proprietary software and assembly techniques.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Advanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanced. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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