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
Some civilizations believed this lunar event had apocalyptic significance.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
The Quimbaya Gold Museum in nearby Armenia offers a fascinating glimpse into Colombia’s pre-Hispanic civilizations.
—Boris Seckovic, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
With roots dating back to pre-Columbian civilizations in Mexico, they were kept as companions and even thought to guide souls in the afterlife.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
For millennia, the Nile's predictable annual floods deposited nutrient-rich silt on its banks, enabling agriculture to flourish in an arid landscape and giving rise to one of history's most enduring civilizations.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Zamboanga was an especially rewarding contrast to build into the series, where so much of Campeau’s work is about showing the vital and intricate Hawaiian civilizations that existed on the cusp of European colonization.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Gaza City boasts a rich history, inhabited for thousands of years and shaped by successive takeovers from ancient civilizations.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The nascent search for radio transmissions from alien civilizations should focus not on planets, but on their alignments, according to new research from Penn State and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But the civilizations of that region over the past few thousand years have received much less attention.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Aug. 2025
Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
The Quimbaya Gold Museum in nearby Armenia offers a fascinating glimpse into Colombia’s pre-Hispanic civilizations.
—Boris Seckovic, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
With roots dating back to pre-Columbian civilizations in Mexico, they were kept as companions and even thought to guide souls in the afterlife.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
For millennia, the Nile's predictable annual floods deposited nutrient-rich silt on its banks, enabling agriculture to flourish in an arid landscape and giving rise to one of history's most enduring civilizations.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Zamboanga was an especially rewarding contrast to build into the series, where so much of Campeau’s work is about showing the vital and intricate Hawaiian civilizations that existed on the cusp of European colonization.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Gaza City boasts a rich history, inhabited for thousands of years and shaped by successive takeovers from ancient civilizations.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The nascent search for radio transmissions from alien civilizations should focus not on planets, but on their alignments, according to new research from Penn State and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
But the civilizations of that region over the past few thousand years have received much less attention.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilizations
Noun
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Oftentimes, the sweltering season is associated with the tropical, island flavors of Caribbean and Latin cultures.—
Martie Bowser,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Today, this mixture of experiences in different cultures now shapes her design philosophy.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This summer, too, we were introduced to the Rhode Glazing Mist, an on-the-go spray for hydration and refreshment that honors busy lifestyles.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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But these charmingly casual houses, many of them centuries old, come with a rigid spatial order that is antithetical to modern lifestyles.—
Joseph Giovannini,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All of these efforts stemmed from the belief that democratic societies based on free markets would create politically stable and prosperous societies.—
Time,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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While parts of European societies have long nurtured a growing strain of anti-Americanism, Poland is different—few nations show such consistent sympathy for American citizens and ideals.—
Sławomir Cenckiewicz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Civilizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilizations. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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