as in cultured
having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living
a civilized older couple who are celebrated for holding dinner parties that are attended by the city's best and brightest
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Recent Examples of civilized
Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The 2026 draft footprint stretched across Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium (still Heinz Field in the hearts of civilized people) and by the end of the weekend, the city had hosted one of the biggest football parties in human history.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
That’s pretty reasonable, civilized even.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Pairing it with extra archipelago adventures and a trip to Bergen makes for a civilized adventure that still feels fresh and relatively untrodden.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But the specific French dispensation—the idea that a man’s erotic life exists outside the moral world of his other obligations, that the wife and the mistress are a civilized arrangement, that desire is sovereign—this mythology did not make the crossing with me, or did not survive it intact.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The 2026 draft footprint stretched across Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium (still Heinz Field in the hearts of civilized people) and by the end of the weekend, the city had hosted one of the biggest football parties in human history.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
That’s pretty reasonable, civilized even.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Pairing it with extra archipelago adventures and a trip to Bergen makes for a civilized adventure that still feels fresh and relatively untrodden.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilized
Adjective
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Some butter is cultured by adding lactic acid bacteria.—
Rosemary Trout,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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The researchers also collected and cultured airborne microbes from the mummy’s storage chamber and from the room where the remains were handled.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Yes, the real Mystic Pizza that inspired the 1988 film still stands, but since then, Mystic has cultivated a reputation as a beach-adjacent foodie destination.—
Kira Turnbull,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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The wines are all made with pure Ansonica grapes from the island, cultivated in the few hectares that face the sea.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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The Seleção has found a highly polished style of play that carried it to the 2025 UEFA Nations League title.—
Esteban Campanela,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Style this blouse with wide-leg pants for dinner reservations, historical site visits, theater outings, or any occasion that calls for a more polished dress code.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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The challenge is simply helping one of baseball's most accomplished hitters rediscover the consistency that has defined his career.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Boston College transfer Omar Thornton also is an accomplished safety, but UM used him primarily at nickel cornerback this spring, a role handled capably last season by Keionte Scott, who’s now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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“Civilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilized. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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