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Synonyms & Antonyms for culture
Synonyms: Noun
accomplishment, civilization, couth, cultivation, polish, refinement
Synonyms: Verb
crop, cultivate, dress, grow, promote, raise, rear, tend
Antonyms: Noun
barbarianism, barbarism, philistinism
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In this new view, genes allow the human mind to learn, remember, imitate, imprint language, absorb culture and express instincts. — Matt Ridley, Time, 2 June 2003 Such an explanation seems sensible to a technologically advanced and ruthlessly competitive culture like our own, where anybody who fails to get at least a college degree … risks spending a life busing tables or telemarketing. — Natalie Angier, New York Times, 2 July 2002 There is an Arctic Indian tribe, the Gwich'in—the northernmost Indians in the United States—who base their diet and culture on the caribou. — Jimmy Carter, National Geographic Traveler, October 2001 Underlying the question "Is this as good as it gets?" was a female j'accuse—against a consumer culture where values like caring had been severely discounted. — Susan Faludi, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2001 a study of Greek language and culture Her art shows the influence of pop culture. It's important to learn about other cultures. The company's corporate culture is focused on increasing profits. an area that has been criticized for its lack of cultureVerb
The virus is cultured in the laboratory from samples of infected tissue. culture bacteria in laboratory dishes
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The conveniences plastics offer, however, led to a throw-away culture that reveals the material’s dark side: today, single-use plastics account for 40 percent of the plastic produced every year. — Laura Parker, National Geographic, "The world's plastic pollution crisis explained," 12 June 2019 Government and industries from manufacturing to tech need to come together to create a new skills paradigm: a culture of lifelong learning. — Ginni Rometty, Fortune, "IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: The Future of Work Depends on Education Reform," 12 June 2019 Certainly, the vast corpus of the Strzok-Page correspondence does reflect a unprofessional, out-of-control culture at the FBI. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The FBI Tragedy: Elites above the Law," 11 June 2019 The World Cup, for example, has long thrived on a culture of injustice, with Diego Maradona’s handball against England and Geoff Hurst’s goal against Germany providing two of the tournament’s defining events. — Musa Okwonga, Quartz Africa, "How to make the case for and against VAR—video assistant referee—in the beautiful game," 10 June 2019 Grenada is an unspoiled paradise with a rich culture that’s infused with Amerindian, French, English, African, East Indian, and Caribbean influences. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "Watch 'ESSENCE Escapes': Journey Beyond Beautiful Beaches to Uncover the Real Grenada," 10 June 2019 That’s remarkable for a bicycle culture as diverse and sophisticated as Holland’s. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, "First look: Cowboy proves the e-bikes with removable batteries can be beautiful," 8 June 2019 What’s more, some employees said, the change is emblematic of Nike’s failure to adjust a corporate culture that at best ignores the professional stress faced by women in particular. — latimes.com, "Nike is expanding its daycare benefit, and its employees are furious," 8 June 2019 That collaboration and internal transparency have helped foster a positive culture within the front office that has extended throughout the organization. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks, GM Jon Horst agree to multi-year contract extension," 7 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
But her latest look proves that, sometimes, being cultured is even better than owning the latest It bag. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Sarah Jessica Parker’s Latest Accessory Proves She’s a Consummate New Yorker," 13 Dec. 2018 The celebratory suds are made with hops grown at Hallowed Hops Farm in Lewistown, saison yeast cultured at Omega Yeast Labs in Chicago and grains familiar to Illinois farmers — corn, wheat, oats and barley. — Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, "Bicentennial bucket list: 20 essential Illinois drinks," 29 June 2018 The university cultures some of these dangerous parasites to study them. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "UCSD steps up fight against tropical parasitical diseases," 4 July 2018 The center includes cell culturing equipment to grow lung cells from patients, to be used for drug screening. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Vertex Pharmaceuticals opens expanded San Diego research center with focus on cystic fibrosis," 18 June 2018 There’s some confusion over how meat grown by culturing animal cells will be regulated. — Washington Post, "Meat 2.0? Clean meat? Spat shows the power of food wording," 19 June 2018 Thanks to a streamlined hormonal regimen and a simplified device for culturing embryos, an IVF cycle at ABC costs just £2,500, including all tests, medicines, and doctor visits. — Anna Louie Sussman, Bloomberg.com, "Falling Birthrates Call for More Accessible Fertility Treatment," 18 June 2018 They are being used to tackle the sorts of experiments that people once thought would occur on the ISS, including testing artificial gravity or culturing cells and growing protein crystals. — Konstantin Kakaes, Vox, "NASA’s leader wants to privatize the International Space Station. It’s a remarkably terrible idea.," 8 June 2018 The company cultures cord-blood stem cells in nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, for three weeks before transplant. — Ron Winslow, WSJ, "New Promise for Bone-Marrow Transplants," 28 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'culture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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