cultured
adjective
cul·tured
ˈkəl-chərd 
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: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls
Examples of cultured in a Sentence
the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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Yogurt is created with cultured bacteria and kefir with kefir grains (live cultures that ferment milk and multiply).
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 May 2025
Molina presented herself as a successful entrepreneur, cultured and generous, and never hesitated to shower Ana with praise.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
Housed in a 300-year-old colonial mansion, Amparo feels more like the private residence of a cultured friend than a hotel.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Gregg’s dance school, at the Bachelors’ Club in rural Tarbolton, was a steppingstone on Burns’s path to becoming cultured and, Innes said, most likely a place to meet women.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 May 2025
Molina presented herself as a successful entrepreneur, cultured and generous, and never hesitated to shower Ana with praise.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
Housed in a 300-year-old colonial mansion, Amparo feels more like the private residence of a cultured friend than a hotel.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Gregg’s dance school, at the Bachelors’ Club in rural Tarbolton, was a steppingstone on Burns’s path to becoming cultured and, Innes said, most likely a place to meet women.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultured. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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