as in cultured
having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living
a civilized older couple who are celebrated for holding dinner parties that are attended by the city's best and brightest
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Recent Examples of civilized
Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In both, the vampire then makes a voyage to the more civilized west, terrorizing the citizens there—Whitby, in England and Wisborg in Germany—while attempting to seduce a beautiful woman.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Fall and spring are more civilized seasons, as the temps rarely exceed the 80s.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
This is a full-scale aggression by a deranged state against a civilized one.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Douyin Warnings From Within China China’s drive to assimilate the Tibetans echoes history elsewhere in the world where Indigenous people were seen by their foreign occupiers as savages who needed to be civilized with boarding schools, causing trauma and abuses.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
In both, the vampire then makes a voyage to the more civilized west, terrorizing the citizens there—Whitby, in England and Wisborg in Germany—while attempting to seduce a beautiful woman.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Fall and spring are more civilized seasons, as the temps rarely exceed the 80s.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
This is a full-scale aggression by a deranged state against a civilized one.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilized
Adjective
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Nico Paz Nico Paz is the cultured attacking midfield player currently pulling the strings for Como 1907 in Italy.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Incorporation of photosynthetically active algal chloroplasts in cultured mammalian cells towards photosynthesis in animals.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2024
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Trust Of The Heart Affective trust is the trust of the heart, cultivated when leaders authentically connect on an emotional level and demonstrate genuine empathy.—
Ricky Muddimer,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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For wine lovers seeking a casual, modern experience, Portland has cultivated a vibrant urban wine scene that offers an exciting alternative to California’s more traditional tasting rooms.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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This open-front long-sleeve cardigan is a reliable layering asset for a low-lift polished look.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some of those who have previously advanced Trump’s interests in Europe now see Musk as an unfettered, even less polished version of the president; an agitator whose style and ambition has come to mirror Trump’s.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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The heir apparent was his older brother Bassel—a military commander and an accomplished horseman whom the regime’s loyalists sometimes referred to as the Golden Knight.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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James later charged the all-white producing team of betraying their promise to show him as an accomplished Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Civilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilized. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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