as in cultured
having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living
the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd
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as in developed
to come to have gradually
cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends
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as in promoted
to help the growth or development of
cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years
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as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello
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Recent Examples of cultivated
Julia Horowitz, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
The cultivated meat space could be worth $25 billion by 2030.
—Khaled Bin Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
Tabitha Parent, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
The property came to be known as The Boyhood Farm, and Earl cultivated crops like corn, cotton and sugar cane in addition to peanuts.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The cultivated meat industry thinks its technology provides a better option.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
The cultivated meat space could be worth $25 billion by 2030.
—Khaled Bin Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
Verb
As a child, Carter’s days consisted of working on the peanut farm that his family had cultivated.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
The property came to be known as The Boyhood Farm, and Earl cultivated crops like corn, cotton and sugar cane in addition to peanuts.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultivated
Adjective
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New money families fought for their place at the table with old money institutions by throwing undeniably elegant balls (with the proper soup) and funding irresistibly cultured opera houses (with the proper spectators).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2025
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Goldwyn continued to crave the skills of savvy, street-smart writers like Hellman, the kind of intellect who might elevate an industry many cultured people still looked down their nose at.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
Verb
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During his time at Sacramento State, Lukes developed from a walk-on to a Western Athletic Conference standout.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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In Madrid, doctors examined his cartilage and found a bacteria called staphylococcus had developed, causing an infection.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2013.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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As the allegations surfaced and then grew, Manson was dropped by CAA as a client and axed from acting roles in American Gods and Creepshow.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the social media frenzy that grew around the film’s release ultimately focused on Lively and on criticism of her.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Now the physicist and tech entrepreneur is focused on chocolate — not from cacao harvested in tropical climates more suited to the plant, but from cacao grown right here in Southern California.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors say a 9- and 11-year-old helped the defendants cultivate, produce and sell mushrooms allegedly harvested at a pair of locations in Fallbrook and Bonsall.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In Families Like Ours, the slowly rising North Sea forces Denmark to follow Holland’s example and—in an orderly and civilized manner—evacuate the entire country.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
21 June 2025
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In civilized countries, law enforcement officers wear nametags and numbered badges.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2025
Verb
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That’s what the Leafs acquired him for, after all.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Wiggins has now scored more than 20 points in seven of his first 13 games with the Heat after being acquired from the Warriors in the Butler trade.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Its residents could work in sprawling meat packing plants and aluminum processing centers, often for the lowest wages, but the town itself would not see any of the tax dollars those industries produced.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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The record is produced by Bad Bunny’s frequent collaborators, La Paciencia, MAG and Tainy, along with Big Jay and Saox.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Cultivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivated. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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