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Adjective
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Today, however, after decades of angry seatbelt alarms and parking sensor shrieks, a polite musical chime almost seems civilized.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
Part of being a great city is acting civilized.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Some skeptics argue that universal healthcare represents a form of socialized medicine, government control of the market, or even a dangerous step toward collectivism.—
Wei Zhang,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Management typically operates from what Harvard psychologist Robert Kegan calls the socialized mind, a reactive mindset where your sense of self comes largely from outside.—
Aurelien Mangano,
Forbes.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Semicivilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semicivilized. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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