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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Similarly, in Theses Against Occultism, Theodor Adorno analyzes the interwar culture and subculture in the same light.
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Armed with better products, Google search, and no allegiance to the subculture’s origins, people are borrowing from goth to imbue their makeup with an edge.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Gen Zers' social media- and internet-influenced subculture is changing language faster than their elders can keep up.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Armed with better products, Google search, and no allegiance to the subculture’s origins, people are borrowing from goth to imbue their makeup with an edge.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Gen Zers' social media- and internet-influenced subculture is changing language faster than their elders can keep up.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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
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Moderated by Billboard‘s Jessica Roiz, the conversation focused on respecting the culture, roots and pioneers that have fueled this genre in Africa, and how Afrobeats has influenced their latest projects, including Goyo’s debut album Pantera.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Dresses swished and dress shoes clacked against the floor as couples danced for bragging rights in one of the biggest celebrations of Black culture in KC.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Whether or not Takaichi's administration is as tough on immigration issues as her campaign rhetoric suggests, some observers warn that failing to actively invest in and integrate foreign nationals into society will have lasting harm on Asia’s second-largest economy.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The criminal operations have gone largely unchallenged in Cambodia due to the complete dismantling in recent years of the country’s civil society and independent media.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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