as in civilized
having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living
the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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as in cultivated
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
culture bacteria in laboratory dishes
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Recent Examples of cultured
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
Imagine what a more cultured football thinker might have created with such resources.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
But the Grimms wanted to preserve the culture of the common folk, not to make the folk sound cultured.
—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
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In the beginning, buttermilk was merely the liquid left behind after churning cultured butter.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
Imagine what a more cultured football thinker might have created with such resources.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
But the Grimms wanted to preserve the culture of the common folk, not to make the folk sound cultured.
—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
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By contrast, the recent behavior of the rebels who have just conquered Syria looks reassuringly civilized.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The United States is a civilized country with strong democratic institutions.Steven A. Harvey, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
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Among other casualties was Iran’s influence in Syria, painstakingly cultivated through years of costly intervention and unwavering support.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Amid all of this, Border Hawk cultivated a growing audience for stories that blamed migrants themselves for the growing chaos.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Zara opted for a polished monochromatic look in one of this year’s trending colors, burgundy.Ty Gaskins, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
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Old Hollywood Waves Lauren Bacall's deep part and polished waves epitomize Old Hollywood glamour.Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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The company grew its stock price 7x this year to over $70 as of writing.Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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And with that seismic revelation, at the age of 53, his heart grew 3X larger.Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sugano, 35, enters Major League Baseball as one of Japan’s more accomplished arms.Johnny Flores, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Buy Now: Tilt on Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Audition, Katie Kitamura (April 8) Intimacies author Katie Kitamura’s tense new novel, Audition, begins with a Manhattan lunch date between an accomplished theater actor and a troubled man who is young enough to be her son.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultured. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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