as in tamed
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
the domesticated horses are kept in a corral
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as in cultivated
to change (a wild animal or plant) over time to make it more suited to life with or use by humans
Humans domesticated wolves to produce man's best friend.
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Recent Examples of domesticated
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Corn was domesticated in south central Mexico around 9,000 years ago and was an essential ingredient in Aztec civilization.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Because Tibetan antelopes can’t be domesticated, poachers often kill them, extract the fur, and leave the carcasses behind.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
Now, an international team of researchers has recovered the first ancient Yersinia pestis genome from a nonhuman host — a Bronze Age domesticated sheep that lived around 4,000 years ago in what is nowmodern-day Russia.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
If successful, the case could set precedent for how far state agencies can go in enforcing wildlife regulations, particularly when animals are domesticated and kept in private homes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
The same response occurred in wild and domesticated tomatoes.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Corn was domesticated in south central Mexico around 9,000 years ago and was an essential ingredient in Aztec civilization.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Because Tibetan antelopes can’t be domesticated, poachers often kill them, extract the fur, and leave the carcasses behind.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
Now, an international team of researchers has recovered the first ancient Yersinia pestis genome from a nonhuman host — a Bronze Age domesticated sheep that lived around 4,000 years ago in what is nowmodern-day Russia.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
If successful, the case could set precedent for how far state agencies can go in enforcing wildlife regulations, particularly when animals are domesticated and kept in private homes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticated
Verb
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Originally cultivated in Argentina and then brought to Italy, the beans resembled an Italian candy and were named for it.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Capital One has a high-end card known as Venture X and fintech company Bilt, the company that cultivated a brand by letting renters pay their rent via credit card, is expected to have a high-end card next year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Typically, the Fed hikes rates or keeps them steady to tame inflation.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As has been established…He is trained by Bob Baffert.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many generative AI models contain the darkest corners of humanity—these programs are trained on all of the web, good and bad.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The current market situation is a far cry from Coal India's $3 billion issue a decade back that, per domestic media, had led to a liquidity crunch in the country's banking system, including massive redemptions in mutual funds from investors eager to invest in the IPO.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The friction stems from Anthropic's usage policies that prohibit domestic surveillance applications.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Through a free mail-back scheme, customers return used heads in compostable mailers.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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This blaze is intense enough that firefighters used water lines to moisten the soil around trees and wrapped their trunks with fire-resistant foil blankets.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Boom, that prevents the true underlying disorder of being delusional from being propagated by the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These innovative solutions emerged from a desire to enhance collaboration and are now being utilized to drive further innovations in organizations worldwide.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nonetheless, injuries occur in the NBA, and at best, Len and Ryan can be utilized as depth pieces for the Knicks.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Domesticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domesticated. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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