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
Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The timeless gem gets a modern twist with the freshwater cultured pearls stationed along a 10k yellow gold rope chain.
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Not only was there overfishing but high-quality cultured pearls arrived, such as those from Mikimoto, first imported by Parisian jeweler Worms, followed by the 1929 financial crisis.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Travel + Leisure Readers’ 10 Favorite Resorts in Italy of 2024
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Get cultured at the Palazzo della Pilotta museum complex.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
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Obviously, this is a game from 2002, and it’s filled with a good deal of what a cultured man might call ‘jank’.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The timeless gem gets a modern twist with the freshwater cultured pearls stationed along a 10k yellow gold rope chain.
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Not only was there overfishing but high-quality cultured pearls arrived, such as those from Mikimoto, first imported by Parisian jeweler Worms, followed by the 1929 financial crisis.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Travel + Leisure Readers’ 10 Favorite Resorts in Italy of 2024
Best Things to Do
Get cultured at the Palazzo della Pilotta museum complex.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultured
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Unlike his sister Athena (who was associated with military strategy and other relatively civilized aspects of warfare), Ares represented pure savagery.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
20 Jan. 2025
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But the story being told and the decidedly not civilized setting seems to demand the graphic approach.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
9 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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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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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 number of job listings for musical therapists in Australia, for example, grew nearly fourfold in the five years between 2018 and 2022.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Nationally and around the Big Ten, social media grew agitated at Raiola for his attempts to emulate Patrick Mahomes.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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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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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultured. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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