as in civilized
having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living
the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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as in cultivated
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
culture bacteria in laboratory dishes
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Recent Examples of cultured
Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The RCPatch was cultured in the lab until the heart cells began contracting, which occurred within about three days.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Voelpel said he was impressed by how cultured, opinionated, thoughtful and sharp the students were.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Today’s buyers are in line with the financiers and cultured trust-funders the building has always preferred.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
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This suggests that whatever they are being used for is not happening often in these cultured cells.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The RCPatch was cultured in the lab until the heart cells began contracting, which occurred within about three days.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Voelpel said he was impressed by how cultured, opinionated, thoughtful and sharp the students were.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Today’s buyers are in line with the financiers and cultured trust-funders the building has always preferred.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultured
Adjective
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One of the reasons why Israel should have a right to defend itself is Israel is a civilized country.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Blyth provides a fitting foil to Jonsson’s softness with his endless spring of ruthless aggression, forcing Taylor’s primal survival instincts to butt against his more civilized sense that there has to be something more for him in this world.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Corsica, a golden flower called helichrysum has been cultivated for generations.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
27 Sep. 2025
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This is why communities, organizations, businesses and governments benefit not only when dissent is allowed, but also when it is actively encouraged and cultivated.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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The city was polished and perfumed, while our life outside it was raw and smelled of iron.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The elastic waistband eliminates the digging that can come with wearing traditional jeans for long periods of time, while the denim fabric and polished details still look sharp enough for a day in the office.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Over the same period, Democratic registration grew by about 38,000 voters, or roughly 3%.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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With RoboBallet, the complexity of computation also grew with the complexity of the system, but at a far slower rate.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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While Jackson entered the NFL as a raw prospect with obvious physical gifts, the 28-year-old has developed into one of the most accomplished pocket passers and once again looks set for another monster season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Add Trans Forming Liberty to her list of signature, historic artistic achievements–and standing up to the federal government and censorship, and for trans visibility–and Sherald ascends to the stature of most accomplished and important painter this millennium.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultured. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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