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adjective

ˈkəl-chərd

Definition of cultured

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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cultured

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verb

past tense of culture

as in cultivated

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care culture bacteria in laboratory dishes

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The collapse of the Gulf pearling industry — which began in the late 1920s on the arrival of cheaper Japanese cultured pearls — brought widespread poverty to the region, until the discovery of oil shortly after. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 Olmo’s deftness of touch to set up Porro for Spain’s second goal epitomised Spain’s cultured performance on the ball, but the fact that Spain’s performance was not always aesthetically pleasing will arguably please De la Fuente more. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Verb

Sarhan and his colleagues cultured some of the samples, and also put some through a process called shotgun metagenomics, which involves sequencing all the bits of DNA floating around in a sample. — ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cultured

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At least in civilized society, which is what Screencaps Nation is all about.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Leave it in its normal mode and the SQ5 behaves like a civilized luxury crossover.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of civilized

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Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums are carefully cultivated and tended through summer to produce the tight, abundant domes of little flowers gardeners prize in autumn.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Meaning that the blue weber agave used in its production was cultivated from farms that actively restore soil health and improve local ecosystems rather than just sustaining them.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivated

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The residence offers a polished take on classic East Sac living, scaled perfectly to a two‑bedroom home that lives much larger than its square footage suggests.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Outputs arrive instantly, in polished language and with remarkable confidence.

— Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of polished

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In Washington Park, the original report that 10 people had been shot in the attack grew to 15 over the course of Sunday morning, as authorities connected the incident to people who had self-transported for medical treatment.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Over the last four decades, American labor income grew 57% while capital income grew 136%, and the households on the wrong side of that gap are not there by choice.

— Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of grew

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Joseph Byrum is an accomplished executive leader, innovator and cross-domain strategist with a track record across multiple industries.

— Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
An accomplished athlete of English, Irish, and Chinese heritage, Crockett previously worked at Sotheby’s in both London and Hong Kong and ran his own art advisory firm before helping launch Phillips’ regional headquarters in Hong Kong in 2016.

— Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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