subsocieties

variants or sub-societies
plural of subsociety

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Noun
  • The book, published in 1997, took the form of love letters written by Kraus and her then husband, the literary critic Sylvère Lotringer, and addressed to his colleague Dick, later revealed to be Dick Hebdige, a scholar known for his work on subcultures.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Vulcanized sneakers, once defined by West Coast subcultures, have increasingly been reinterpreted on luxury runways.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the mid-twentieth century, Canavan writes, American science fiction often depicted societies ruled by computers as an analog for Soviet communism.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In that vision of a distant, distant future, there is no public sector or state in those societies.
    Nic Juarez, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries developed over several years, covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre alive.
    Karla Gachet, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This holiday celebrates the histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and their ancestors who lived in America before European explorers arrived.
    Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Bible’s Old and New Testaments, as well as the Qur’an, reference lunar phases to mark certain months and dates in the year—a practice also used by Ancient Chinese, Mayan, and South Asian civilizations.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Political hubris and mismanagement have reduced one of the oldest water civilizations to a parable of collapse.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Similar to other seasons, the season 9 trailer shows the couples battling various obstacles, from different lifestyles to trust issues.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And while what that looks like can vary from person to person, certain countries are better known for their top-notch lifestyles than others.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Subsocieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsocieties. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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