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verb

past tense of culture

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cultured
Adjective
His mother was one of the most cultured people like ever in American social history. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 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 Others described her as cultured and committed to her work. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 Ready to get cultured, but not sure where to start? Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cultured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultured
Adjective
  • Butler and Malkovich turn bullying into hambone art, and Isaac magnetizes our sympathy as the daredevil but still relatively civilized Nick, who’s caught in the middle of all this.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But the needs of civilized society have a way of intruding.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout her career, Manna has cultivated and managed partnerships with dozens of distribution partners.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The sorghum fields planted around our family farm this year are courtesy of and cultivated by the Wappel family, our neighbors just down the road.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With a yellow gold case framing the timeless depth of a polished Onyx dial, the Geneva Minute Repeater was one of the absolute best drops in Geneva last week.
    Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Tongue-and-groove construction makes for easy installation on site and a polished look when finished.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fire grew slightly north of Indian Rock, but crews are using nearby roads as a barrier and are reinforcing them to prevent growth.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The more time went on, the more Mourinho grew visibly frustrated with his role at United.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An accomplished art dealer, Laura has her loving hotel tycoon husband, Howard (Waleed Zuaiter), and an overbearing bond with her adult son, Daniel (Laurie Davidson), a physician.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • An accomplished writer and producer, Ross is a leading trans activist and founder of the nonprofit Trans Tech Social Enterprises.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultured. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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