well-schooled

British

adjective

having been trained or educated sufficiently, as in a school

well-schooled ponies

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A well-schooled amateur boasting Olympic gold and a two-time world champion with wins against some of the best in the division, Joshua's experience prevails in the early hours in Riyadh.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

The players and coaches were unfailingly exuberant and polished, well-schooled in saying nothing controversial.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

But I was well-schooled in the sneaky arts, and knew I was safe for the moment.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2021

McLaughlin – better known around the restaurant as “Ree Ree” — was already well-schooled in cooking fried chicken and collard greens, but the Caribbean recipes were foreign to her.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2020

By 1938, he and other Hitler Youth had been well-schooled by the Nazis.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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