subculture

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 In earlier decades subcultures developed locally. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Robinson joins a long list of shooting suspects from the last decade who have referenced memes, online subcultures and video games in their writings. Ben Goggin, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025 Many people seem to dwell in politically siloed subcultures (red states, blue cities, suburban group chats, neighborhood-watch forums) that drive them to misanthropy, doomscrolling, and, yes, neurosis. Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025 Specifically, the phrase may have roots in ballroom culture, an LGBTQIA+ subculture founded by Black and Latino communities in the mid-20th century, according to 21 Ninety, an online publication dedicated to telling stories by and for women of color. Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subculture
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Noun
  • The spectacle underscored how far the fight had veered from policy substance into a broader clash of political cultures and personalities.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Ultimately, America’s culture of innovation is a decisive advantage that China has struggled to replicate.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The proportion of Americans who believe legal sports betting is bad for both society and sport in the United States has increased sharply over the past three years, according to a new poll.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Money was flowing in, as the US and its allies attempted to rebuild civil society destroyed by the Taliban’s brutal rule from 1996 to 2001, even as fighting and insecurity still plagued swathes of the nation.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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