cultures 1 of 2

plural of culture
as in civilizations
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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cultures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of culture

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Recent Examples of cultures
Noun
We’re obviously inspired by and draw from a lot of real world cultures for our fantasy world. Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 July 2026 My deepest leadership lesson came not from a classroom but from watching a headquarters decision land very differently across cultures. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Yogurt with live cultures and ground flaxseed can support gut bacteria and provide fiber to improve stool consistency. Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026 Created by Konietzko and DiMartino, the series is set in a fantasy world that takes inspiration from ancient Asian cultures where certain humans have the power to manipulate air, earth, fire, or water via martial arts practices known as bending. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 July 2026 The moon's nicknames, like April's Pink Moon, May's Flower Moon, or June's Strawberry Moon, originated from Native Americans', Colonial Americans', and other cultures' names for the moon. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026 Other examples included banning senators from wearing military items, as well as the restriction of fashions typically associated with outside cultures. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 Turkeys may be a nuisance to Alameda’s human residents, but they have also been highly valued by multiple cultures throughout the history of North America. Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Translator and philologist Carlota Palacin Jordan believes sufrir demonstrates how nuances in languages can be influenced by cultures and missed in literal translations. Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Verb
The program gives team members the chance to experience different roles, properties, and cultures first-hand, building skills and strengthening connections across the region, and—in the process—strengthening the company’s cross-cultural bonds. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultures
Noun
  • For thousands of years, people have built in places where the earth roared long before human civilizations arose.
    Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Nakassis, who has spent his career studying the archaeological record of the Mycenaean and other early Greek civilizations, is sympathetic to the practical challenge a film production depicting the ancient world faces.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • With each successive leap, Stuart grows closer to the hero he’s meant to be.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • Scientists have assembled a cell from scratch in the laboratory for the first time — one that feeds, grows, and replicates much as a natural cell does.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Miami has become one of the country’s hottest destinations for Americans looking to lower their tax bills and upgrade their lifestyles.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Welcome to the strange phenomenon of people expressing anger or helplessness to online content creators or writers who don’t acknowledge their specific lifestyles or limitations.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • This mutually beneficial relationship strengthens organizational learning, cultivates stronger leaders, and promotes collaborative teams, ultimately positioning companies for long-term success in a rapidly changing world.
    Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Linguistic diversity is not a good acquired at no expense to the societies that have chosen it (or been forced to choose it) over homogeneity.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Storms smash into cities, disease shuts down whole societies, and millions of humans migrate across the globe.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The Odyssey without gods is a bold twist on the source material, but Nolan plants the seeds throughout his adaptation.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Knowing which plants toxic to dogs are in your space is the first step toward keeping them safe.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • There are two levels of HyperSmooth available, standard and Boost, the latter of which crops into the frame a little more tightly to handle especially bumpy scenes.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025

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“Cultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultures. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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