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
Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 Sep. 2025
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
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
This inexcusable violence belongs nowhere in a civilized society.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Get free or cheap coffee without leaving your house, like a civilized person in the age of the internet.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 Sep. 2025
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
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
This inexcusable violence belongs nowhere in a civilized society.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilized
Adjective
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Get the magnificent biscuit, served in a puddle of garlic honey with cultured butter ($6).—
Peter Cameron,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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No embryos were cultured beyond this point.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fruit originated in temperate regions of the world like Europe and Asia, where wild species were cultivated thousands of years ago.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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After years of research and development, the brand launched Bananatex in 2018, a revolutionary material made from abacá fibers cultivated regeneratively in the Philippines.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The shoe has moved fluidly through fashion eras, first embraced as a practical but polished pump and later evolving into an entire family of silhouettes — including the Varina flat introduced in 2007, the Vanna ballet flat style, slingbacks, mary janes and sandal iterations.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The two-star La Atelier de Joël Robuchon is a polished iteration of the late chef’s modern French cooking, and its one-star sibling Le Jardinier draws inspiration from hyperseasonal Japanese cuisine and traditional French cooking technique .—
Sara Liss,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Atlanta Hawks traded for Kristaps Porziņģis, a former All-Star who is too accomplished to fit into this category.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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He is generally viewed as the most accomplished designer of posters in history, whose name is invoked by movie fans as shorthand for visually stunning film art.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Civilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilized. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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