lifestyles

plural of lifestyle
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 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 Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Saudi Arabia and the government has been pouring money into it as part of efforts to promote economic diversification, healthy lifestyles, and boost its international reputation. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 However, with so much spending today done online or with credit cards, traditional envelope budgeting isn’t always compatible with many people’s lifestyles. Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Both lifestyles, as Tubbs saw them, were about having principles, living for something bigger than yourself, protecting the defenseless—both righteous armies marching under different flags. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Consumer attitudes, especially among Gen-Z, have shifted dramatically over the past few years, with many placing greater value on moderation, home consumption, and low-alcohol lifestyles. Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Different lifestyles and changing societal attitudes suggest these numbers will grow in the future. Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 9 July 2026 Furthermore, modern sedentary lifestyles mean fundamental human movements are chronically undertrained, contributing directly to systemic stiffness and physical burnout. Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifestyles
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
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
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

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