cultivated

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verb

past tense of cultivate
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as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello

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as in harvested
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we ought to cultivate the field out back

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Recent Examples of cultivated
Adjective
The cultivated meat industry thinks its technology provides a better option. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022 The cultivated meat space could be worth $25 billion by 2030. Khaled Bin Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
Verb
That’s also not something that maybe comes as naturally and has to be cultivated and be intentional about. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024 The Swiftie community, largely cultivated online, became something of a second family. Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cultivated 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultivated
Adjective
  • 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
Verb
  • Hezbollah developed a powerful if opaque network of social support organizations and even a microfinance lender, finding ways to ensure its supporters retained some financial stability even as the entire Lebanese economy around them collapsed in 2019.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In these instances, external partnerships are developed with regulatory compliance in mind.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Verve Label Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has promoted Jamie Krents to CEO-president and Dawn Olejar to chief operating officer, effective immediately.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • That said, tech companies still need to solve the need for sports to be discussed, promoted and a part of the consumer conversation – between the actual live events.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • As the league’s visibility grew, so did media attention and sponsorships, especially for white players.
    Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The chain grew rapidly during the 1970s and 1980s under General Mills’ ownership.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Storage potatoes are typically harvested in the fall or about 120 days after the seed potatoes are planted.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Also, unnatural herds of crabs roam the land, and a brain-dead patient who’s about to have his organs harvested suddenly revives on the operating table.
    Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • There are plenty of Scots and Irish in Toronto, but the proceedings are somewhat more civilized, if not a bit Hollywood-twee, what with lapdogs decked out as Michael Keaton’s famous character.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As America finally melts down under the New Founding Fathers’ murderous regime, our heroes must take refuge by escaping over the border to Mexico — to more civilized lands.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Interest expense for the quarter was $80,000, down from $415,000 in the previous year, due to repayment of funding acquired.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Former tech executive Jeff Lawson took on the name Global Tetrahedron for his real company that acquired The Onion from G/O Media in April.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Not long ago, the killing of humanitarian workers produced outraged headlines.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Both the centerline propeller and thruster are electric and draw power from an efficient DC electrical grid supplied entirely by fuel cells directly running on methanol produced from renewable source.
    Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Cultivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivated. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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