as in cultures
the way people live at a particular time and place
retirees enjoying a more casual, stress-free lifestyle
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Recent Examples of lifestyles
Neither half of this grotesque couple wanted to end their relationship with a man who had so generously enabled their lifestyles.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
These ills barely plague the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups, such as the Hadza living in and around northern Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley, who live ALAN-free and are believed to be one of the best living representatives of ancestral human lifestyles.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Key to the Future Appealing to more international tastes and evolving lifestyles, is part of the key to survival for the firms that remain in Limoges, Paul-Dauphin said.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
But as the weeks went on, their different lifestyles seemed to catch up with them.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
For him, finding a forever home, once seen as the ultimate goal, now feels unrealistic for many, especially with changing lifestyles and economic pressures.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
The trend's noon cutoff is also arbitrary, and while the habits are beneficial, the timing and exact numbers may not suit everyone's needs or lifestyles — and may not always be possible.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
What makes the situation more difficult is the imbalance in their financial lifestyles.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Exec Casual responds to hybrid lifestyles, blending soft tailoring that effortlessly transition from work to weekend.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
These ills barely plague the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups, such as the Hadza living in and around northern Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley, who live ALAN-free and are believed to be one of the best living representatives of ancestral human lifestyles.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Key to the Future Appealing to more international tastes and evolving lifestyles, is part of the key to survival for the firms that remain in Limoges, Paul-Dauphin said.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
But as the weeks went on, their different lifestyles seemed to catch up with them.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
For him, finding a forever home, once seen as the ultimate goal, now feels unrealistic for many, especially with changing lifestyles and economic pressures.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
The trend's noon cutoff is also arbitrary, and while the habits are beneficial, the timing and exact numbers may not suit everyone's needs or lifestyles — and may not always be possible.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
What makes the situation more difficult is the imbalance in their financial lifestyles.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Exec Casual responds to hybrid lifestyles, blending soft tailoring that effortlessly transition from work to weekend.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifestyles
Noun
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Early West African cultures thought children were the reincarnated spirits of their ancestors.—
K. Ward Cummings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Taíno enacted a broad set of sophisticated cultural practices shared by several cultures that occupied the Caribbean.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Millions of Indigenous peoples with rich cultures and civilizations had already been here for thousands of years.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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It’s rooted in a belief system that distrusts institutions — government health agencies, vaccine makers, medical societies and others — on the premise that those institutions seek only money and control.—
Audrey Dutton,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Taíno societies were matrilineal in their descent, meaning that women could be chiefs and that power was transferred from the chief’s mother’s relatives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Lifestyles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifestyles. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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