cultivation
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cultivation
Synonyms
accomplishment, civilization, couth, culture, polish, refinement
Antonyms
barbarianism, barbarism, philistinism
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Because of the high levels of coca cultivation and cocaine production in Colombia, the federal government has been working with President Iván Duque to combat the lucrative — and deadly — market from expanding, according to ONDCP. — Shannon Larson, courant.com, "Facing a nationwide spike in cocaine use, Rep. Jim Himes meets with officials in Colombia and Panama to examine drug supply chain," 31 July 2019 Golf tournaments are in the business of identity cultivation. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "Five Reasons Why the Open Is Golf's Most Charming Tournament," 17 July 2019 Inspectors conducted a site visit in February 2018 and found no evidence of cannabis cultivation at that time. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Sonoma County officials seize 9,000 plants in illegal cannabis operation," 13 July 2019 Just ask Gigi Hadid, who attended the Heron Preston SS 2020 show today in Paris in a look that blended her California ethos with a wash of cultivation worthy of the City of Light. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Gigi Hadid Masters the Art of Summer Beauty at Heron Preston," 18 June 2019 The first signs of sweet almond cultivation can be traced back up to 4,000 years ago. — Jennifer Leman, Scientific American, "The Bitter Truth: Scientists Sequence the Almond Genome," 13 June 2019 If that’s true, then Jesus would have witnessed the rituals of cultivation—sowing, reaping, and harvesting—in his childhood. — National Geographic, "How Jesus's childhood influenced the Gospels," 16 May 2019 The audit did not examine two other agencies involved in pot regulation — the Department of Food and Agriculture, which oversees cultivation, and the Public Health Department, which regulates manufacturers. — Michael R. Blood, chicagotribune.com, "California pot regulators struggling with job, audit says," 23 July 2019 The audit did not examine two other agencies involved in pot regulation — the Department of Food and Agriculture, which oversees cultivation, and the Public Health Department, which regulates manufacturers. — Washington Post, "California pot regulators struggling with job, audit says," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cultivation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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