Definition of culturalnext
as in artistic
of or relating to the fine arts with its many museums, theaters, and opera and ballet companies, the city is a cultural paradise

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Recent Examples of cultural While the Giardini and nearby Arsenale area are the official sites of the Biennale, during the week leading up to the fair’s public opening, Venice transforms into a mesmerizing cultural carnival of events happening across the floating city. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 Lynn pointed to his lunch with Queens rapper Action Bronson as evidence of a mayor who understands that cultural credibility reaches people that press releases don’t. Sonia Huq, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026 Growing up in Southern California meant marinating in a beautifully chaotic media stew where local sports writers and radio personalities were some of our defining cultural commentators. Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 To some degree, the cultural reckoning that began with the #MeToo movement has now evolved into a survivor movement, with these Epstein survivors now having so much power in Washington. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cultural
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artistic
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  • Venus Williams was not the only guest to break the fourth wall with an artistic reference to herself.
    Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
  • To go with his ancestral claims, Church, who had been drawing obsessively since early childhood, also inherited an artistic mantle.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

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“Cultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultural. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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