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The gardening tasks for the cultivation of 30 vegetables are laid out month by month.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
His careful protection and cultivation of those seedlings into the sapling stage would have been a sure victory.
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Coffee cultivation in Yemen dates back to the 15th century, where it was used to increase concentration during long religious ceremonies.
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Five years later, a confidential source secretly recorded him discussing cultivation techniques and offering to purchase a future crop.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
His careful protection and cultivation of those seedlings into the sapling stage would have been a sure victory.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Coffee cultivation in Yemen dates back to the 15th century, where it was used to increase concentration during long religious ceremonies.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Five years later, a confidential source secretly recorded him discussing cultivation techniques and offering to purchase a future crop.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cultivation
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“Cultivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən 
1
: the act or art of cultivating especially the soil
Medical Definition
cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən
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