overcivilized

Definition of overcivilizednext

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Adjective
  • Bulwarked by Catalonia’s Minority Co-Production Fund, Monés has already carved out a reputation for remarkably cosmopolitan co-production.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Just as in their debut, the Esiris luxuriate in scenes of people at work and observations of an increasingly cosmopolitan locale, subtly revealing trenchant class differences.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • The company was hit with the maximum civil penalty of $5,000 per violation, totaling $375 million.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 17 May 2026
  • The bishop, speaking with the Washington Examiner ahead of the address, called belief in the Christian God a fundamental underpinning of American civil society that guarantees minority faiths’ freedoms.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
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“Overcivilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcivilized. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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