cultured
adjective
cul·tured
ˈkəl-chərd 
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: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls
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the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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But the Grimms wanted to preserve the culture of the common folk, not to make the folk sound cultured.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The race is therefore on to produce cultured meat at scale, with products that look, smell and taste like real meat, right down to their texture.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Whether anyone should is another matter—for decades, scientific policy and regulation has held 14 days as the limit for how long embryos can be cultured in a lab.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Both sweet cream buttermilk and cultured buttermilk have cultures that give them the acidity necessary for helping leaven baked goods.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The race is therefore on to produce cultured meat at scale, with products that look, smell and taste like real meat, right down to their texture.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Whether anyone should is another matter—for decades, scientific policy and regulation has held 14 days as the limit for how long embryos can be cultured in a lab.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Both sweet cream buttermilk and cultured buttermilk have cultures that give them the acidity necessary for helping leaven baked goods.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cultured
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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultured. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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