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as in civilization
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
because of its wide reputation as a place of culture, Boston became known as "the Athens of America"
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as in lifestyle
the way people live at a particular time and place
a study of ancient Anasazi culture as it existed in the canyons of the American Southwest
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as in to cultivate
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
culture bacteria in laboratory dishes
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Recent Examples of culture
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Your family’s culture has no connection to KPop.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Gaddis is not afraid of braiding in highfalutin references, and his humor is both very patrician and cultured as well as loose and street.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
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Noun
Beatrice Nolan is a tech reporter on Fortune’s AI team, covering artificial intelligence and emerging technologies and their impact on work, industry, and culture.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Your family’s culture has no connection to KPop.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
In 2021, Zurich University of Applied Sciences researchers created chocolate in a bioreactor by culturing cocoa cells.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Gaddis is not afraid of braiding in highfalutin references, and his humor is both very patrician and cultured as well as loose and street.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for culture
Noun
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Signs of bacteria from the Clostridiaceae family had previously been found in other mummies from ancient Andean civilizations, linking the individual to a larger cultural context.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Euphoria blends ancient Greek and Chinese therapies, as these two great civilizations developed similar well-being philosophies that emphasize inner peace, unity, and holistic balance.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As part of a collaboration with Hudson Grace, a home and lifestyle brand, Keaton shared a photo of herself with her beloved Golden Retriever, Reggie.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Most of the players didn’t have green thumbs and weren’t accustomed to caring for plants, especially with their itinerant lifestyles.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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The model takes roughly two weeks to cultivate and mature, followed by a few days of drug testing – dramatically faster and cheaper than animal studies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An informal education professional, Eitan spent part of his captivity with Yair, and the brothers reportedly fled through tunnels during Israeli airstrikes.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne lost her job as education minister, replaced by civil servant Edouard Geffray.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Now dividing her time between New York and Santiago, she is known for works responding to the Indigenous culture of Chile and to the economic, political, environmental, and gender disparities that arise within societies.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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Leadership that believes that at the foundation of any successful human society stands the triangle of courage, truth, and trust.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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While Cab Franc’s aromas and flavors vary depending on where it is grown, winemakers and wine lovers alike are captivated by its combination of fruity and savory characteristics.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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For director and producer Robert Eric Wise, the goal of the documentary was to introduce more young people to the work and accomplishments of pivotal Black Fort Worth residents.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Soft platinum coils are delivered into the aneurysm under X-ray guidance to promote clotting and block blood flow into the weakened vessel.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Culture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culture. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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