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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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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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Fresh pasta made daily, like spaghetti with Burgundy truffles, cultured butter and parmigiano espuma or paccheri al Campagnolo with Maine lobster, tomatoes, capers and olives. — Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 To determine whether there's a bacterial infection, that urine must be cultured. — Meghan Rabbitt, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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Surprisingly, the platform also yielded rare von Economo neurons, specialized cells heavily impacted by frontotemporal dementia that previously couldn’t be cultured effectively in a lab. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultured

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Aaron Turpen / New Atlas The next big surprise is how civilized the Charger has become.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
On pavement, the 4Runner was comfortable and surprisingly civilized considering the serious off-road hardware underneath it.

— Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of civilized

Verb

Vance speaks with the manipulative skill of a politician who has cultivated a rapid-fire style designed not to persuade, but to overwhelm.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Porsche has cultivated an identity that extends well beyond the vehicles sitting in its dealerships.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivated

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The oval takes center stage in sculptural 14-karat yellow gold links, some polished to a high shine, others outlined in natural-diamond pavé.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
The shoes accented a simple and polished fall ensemble consisting of light green midi skirt, simple gray top and a dark button-down coat with a collar.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of polished

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Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
China’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter thanks to the country’s powerful export machine, with domestic consumption still lagging and the authorities showing little interest in fiscal stimulus.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of grew

Adjective

Self is enthusiastic about adding the accomplished 24-year-old frontcourt player this late.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
An accomplished musician who has released albums as The One AM Radio, Hirway turned to podcasting after a bout of writer’s block, hoping to find a breakthrough in fellow musicians’ creative processes.

— Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

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