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
The crossover nature of the track also served as a symbol for unity between the two cultures, Hajjar noted. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Kozlova approached the industry with this human lens, like studying European and Chinese business cultures, to better get what’s really going on with the people behind every single decision. Connie Etemadi, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Our community now spans film, music, fashion and sport, different generations and different cultures. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Designed for audiences across cultures, it will be released in multiple languages, including English. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 Hubbard, who grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, said the festival also created connections across Asian cultures while introducing Japanese traditions to people from throughout the metro. Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Probiotics are live cultures (bacteria) that can support the overall health of your gut microbiome, or the collection of microorganisms that live in your gastrointestinal tract. Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026 The real story is that two very different regulatory cultures may be quietly agreeing on what good oversight looks like. Abdelahhad Barbour, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 At the same time, audiences globally are increasingly seeking stories and cultures beyond their own. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 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
  • But Dwarkesh’s civilizations will need to be a lot more powerful to conquer the world.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • If the Fermi Explorer mission can knock down a couple of the filters that might explain the Fermi paradox, that only leaves a few options for why our galaxy appears not to be littered with alien civilizations.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Naegleria fowleri grows best at higher temperatures up to 115°F, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • San Diego offers one of the United States’ most enviable lifestyles.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond recreational opportunities, the ranking could help further elevate Pittsburgh's reputation as a destination for outdoor enthusiasts and active lifestyles.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • To avert future calamities, the forest outside Bordeaux must be thinned and its fire breaks widened, said Arthur Guérin-Turcq, a Sorbonne University geographer whose family cultivates pines near Le Porge.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In 1840, shade-loving Croomia, which cultivates flowers on the underside of its leaves, was included as a native species.
    Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These girls make mistakes and learn lessons while living in unfair, unequal and unjust societies in need of change.
    Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Such groups may include perennial nomads (such as the Roma in Europe), Indigenous peoples in former European colonies, or smaller tribes in societies where tribal membership is socially significant.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At a five-acre research plot in Clarendon, Texas, the company has been studying roughly 500 cotton varieties, collecting field imagery and genomic information to determine which plants merit further breeding.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
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

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“Cultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultures. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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