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 community sentiment comes up a lot within this subculture.
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Aaron Sagers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Further down the gorge of TikTok depravity, there are things like TCC, or the True Crime Community, an online subculture that’s been tied to actual school shootings.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
In other words, the goonstate, so central to the subculture’s branding and self-conception, is only rarely attained.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Pain with a purpose Various cultures have adopted pointy shoes throughout history, often to signify status, wealth or a connection to a specific subculture.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Sagers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Further down the gorge of TikTok depravity, there are things like TCC, or the True Crime Community, an online subculture that’s been tied to actual school shootings.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
In other words, the goonstate, so central to the subculture’s branding and self-conception, is only rarely attained.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Pain with a purpose Various cultures have adopted pointy shoes throughout history, often to signify status, wealth or a connection to a specific subculture.
—Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subculture
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In every type of industry, companies must use this disdain for the status quo to cultivate cultures of curiosity, innovation, and adaptability.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Those moments set the tone for a family culture built on competition, loyalty, and showing up.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Safer and more efficient batteries For society, such advances mean safer and more efficient batteries that accelerate the transition to clean energy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Any novel about a train is a study of society and its ineradicable divisions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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