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a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society
a subculture of local painters a subculture of poverty and crime
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Plus, this online subculture today often coincides with the wellness industry.
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Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Churchill’s also insists this isn’t a one-time night of performances but the start of a series of monthly showcases, goth and experimental nights and programming that ranges to different (but as yet unidentified) genres and subcultures.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Many have credited the moment with elevating skateboarding from a subculture to a sport appreciated worldwide.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Churchill’s also insists this isn’t a one-time night of performances but the start of a series of monthly showcases, goth and experimental nights and programming that ranges to different (but as yet unidentified) genres and subcultures.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Many have credited the moment with elevating skateboarding from a subculture to a sport appreciated worldwide.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subculture
Noun
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Pulling this off while also building a culture that manages change effectively and shares the benefits of agentic AI inclusively is the key here.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This was American-on-American violence enabled by American culture and American laws.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Monoculture Problem Just as agricultural monocultures make ecosystems vulnerable to disease, cognitive monocultures make human societies vulnerable to manipulation and groupthink.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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While the motivation behind the killing is still unknown, Kirk's death has escalated anxieties about the rise of political violence in the United States and the deepening divide within American society.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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