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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilizing
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At Miracle Fruit Farm in the Redland agricultural area, owner Erik Tieting has been cultivating thousands of trees since 2012.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026 -
In that case, try to knock the population down by lightly cultivating the soil a couple inches deep around the plants.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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Farmers in the modern world Farmers’ contribution to the Cold War shored up their cultural and political importance in a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing United States.—
Peter Simons,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2026
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Farmers in the modern world Farmers’ contribution to the Cold War shored up their cultural and political importance in a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing United States.—
Peter Simons,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Civilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilizing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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