cultures 1 of 2

noun

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
as in grows
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care culture bacteria in laboratory dishes

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Recent Examples of cultures
Noun
The store spans 2,200 square feet, and brings British and American cultures together. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Language skills can make traveling more rewarding, introduce her to different cultures, and provide an impressive personal or professional skill along the way. — Ethan Stone october 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026 Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Sacramento has long been a city that celebrates its diverse cuisines and cultures. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 They are also exposed to different cultures, new traditions and opportunities to learn foreign languages. — Nikki R Wooten, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 In 1994 the Eurostar highspeed train between London and Europe opened, accelerating the cross-pollination of cultures and ideas. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Lindens, across many cultures, have provided places of congregation. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026 Since her music breakthrough in the mid-2010s, Becky G has solidified her position as one of the most prominent voices in Latin pop, captivating a global audience across languages, genres and cultures. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 2 Oct. 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
  1. civilizations
  2. grows
  3. lifestyles
  4. cultivates
  5. societies
  6. plants
  7. crops
Noun
  • Division by 60, or a base-60 system, traces back to the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations of Mesopotamia.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Invaders may have finished off some of the great ancient civilizations, but only after they had been weakened by drought, famine, disease, flooding and internal divisions that catastrophe often sparks.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of civilizations
Verb
  • The new method instead grows the crystals separately and transfers them onto the chip afterward.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But, especially as your business grows, working with scrap paper and Excel spreadsheets can be time-consuming and error-prone.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of grows
Noun
  • New wave of proteinmaxxing Higher protein portions are becoming the new normal as Americans search for healthier lifestyles amidst the affordability and food safety crisis.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • At the same time, consumers were increasingly willing to look beyond traditional big-name brands in search of authenticity, community and products that fit their lifestyles.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lifestyles
Verb
  • In the sweeping farmlands near the Central Coast, a seed supplier that cultivates peppers, vegetables and fruit was hit with more than two dozen pesticide safety violations, some of them serious offenses that caused health or environmental hazards.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Like all classic noirs, Frank cultivates a sweaty, visceral realism to the main character’s desire to have a better life at any cost.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cultivates
Noun
  • As a result, #NiUnaMenos, a feminist group that originated in Argentina and whose aim is to combat complacency in societies that experience femicides, has taken root in Mexico.
    — Daniel Peña, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But whereas those two societies turned toward greater openness in the following decades, China is heading down an increasingly ethnocentric path.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of societies
Verb
  • Once Mooney plants the seed of his joke about how unhappy white Americans seemed after slavery the later images of Confederate memorial groups and white crowds at lynchings take on a surreal resonance.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Mungiu craftily plants the seed of this crisis in his opening shot, set in the aftermath of a stinging act of parental discipline.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of plants
Verb
  • Scrolling through Reddit and X feels claustrophobic because the screen aggressively crops out so much content.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 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
Definition of crops

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“Cultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultures. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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