Thesaurus results for CIVILIZATIONS

civilizations

noun

plural of civilization

as in cultures

the way people live at a particular time and place a documentary on the advanced civilization created by the Mayas over a thousand years ago

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Recent Examples of civilizations The harshness or relentlessness of weather can turn friends to lovers, can cause others to lose their minds, can provoke travel across continents, can cancel plans, can reroute rivers, can flood civilizations, can incite both panic and delight, can wash away a life’s work, can set fire to forests. —

Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 There are ancient civilizations that have achieved extremely sophisticated engineering. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 According to Zuckerman’s study, the number of civilizations in the Milky Way that are both technologically advanced and actively transmitting may be fewer than 100,000—and possibly closer to 10,000. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026 The Swiss watchmaker has teamed up with the Parisian museum on another four Métiers d’Art watches that pay tribute to great civilizations of the past. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026 Kolona itself has a long history of occupation by various civilizations and was also an ancient site of worship. —

Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 This is a place with a human history that dates back to Inca and pre-Inca civilizations, evidence of which can be seen during hikes led by the Tinajani guides. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The problem for galactic-scale civilizations comes down to two numbers. —

Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026 The shipwrecks are from a range of eras and civilizations, including the ancient Punic (Carthaginian) civilization, and the Roman, medieval and modern periods, according to a recent research paper. —

Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026

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Many cultures around the world have long thought of nonhuman animals as having something like consciousness; some even presume plants have it, too.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Even within our company, there was such a rich mix of cultures—New Zealanders, Japanese, Brazilians, Americans, and Australians.

— Zama Magudulela, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026