as in culture
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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Recent Examples of subculture
The basic technology is complicated enough, but the subculture—with its own particular argot and decorum—is what’s truly forbidding.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
The subculture has since exploded; there's fanfic based on everything from Sherlock Holmes to The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Game of Thrones, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Harry Potter.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
The internet has fragmented and flattened subcultures.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
If a parent is able to recognize their teen's interest in the Columbine shooting or the TCC subculture, Seitz said, even more people can be saved.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
The subculture has since exploded; there's fanfic based on everything from Sherlock Holmes to The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Game of Thrones, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Harry Potter.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
The internet has fragmented and flattened subcultures.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
If a parent is able to recognize their teen's interest in the Columbine shooting or the TCC subculture, Seitz said, even more people can be saved.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subculture
Noun
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Finding your community via identity is one thing, but some clubs go even more niche and have combined two different cultures—the Jewish one and the culture of cannabis.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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There is culture in the extraordinary Korean Festival held every October and in the Shades of LA collection at the LA Central Library, and in the unexpected angles of Lautner’s Sheats-Goldstein house and the iconic curve of Gesner’s Malibu wave house.—
Ella Berman
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The task now is clear: invest in education, demand higher standards, and rebuild trust from the ground up – because the future of health, sustainability, and society may well be dependent on it.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the post-Yugoslavia society, there are still traditionalistic values.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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