as in cultures
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 subcultures
Matić, who is based in London, examines questions of race, gender, identity, intimacy, and subcultures through the mediums of photography, film, installation, and writing.
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
Its fashion draws inspiration from post-punk, underground comics, skateboarding and other subcultures.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Like her fictional subject, Nguyen is a fan of metal music and enjoys delving into intense subcultures.
—Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
As much as anything else, these marketplaces are full-fledged subcultures.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The principal remit of the CCCS was interrogation of the mass media and exploration of popular culture and subcultures.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
There’s an image of New York City, calcified in film, memoir, and newsprint, of a city built on a foundation of scruffy subcultures, especially those communities grounded in the city’s hundreds of distinct diasporas.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The series’ brief plunges into American subcultures are told without hand-holding or rigid structure; the point of the story often doesn’t reveal itself until the end — or perhaps days later.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Just as Season 1 was a sociological cross section of Asian-American Los Angeles and its many subcultures, Season 2 gets specific with another corner of Southern California.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
Its fashion draws inspiration from post-punk, underground comics, skateboarding and other subcultures.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Like her fictional subject, Nguyen is a fan of metal music and enjoys delving into intense subcultures.
—Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
As much as anything else, these marketplaces are full-fledged subcultures.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The principal remit of the CCCS was interrogation of the mass media and exploration of popular culture and subcultures.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
There’s an image of New York City, calcified in film, memoir, and newsprint, of a city built on a foundation of scruffy subcultures, especially those communities grounded in the city’s hundreds of distinct diasporas.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The series’ brief plunges into American subcultures are told without hand-holding or rigid structure; the point of the story often doesn’t reveal itself until the end — or perhaps days later.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Just as Season 1 was a sociological cross section of Asian-American Los Angeles and its many subcultures, Season 2 gets specific with another corner of Southern California.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcultures
Noun
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Opened in 2014, its goal is to protect and promote a deeper understanding of the diverse cultures and contributions of Muslim civilizations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Transformed operating models The organizations that thrive will see agents as opportunities to reimagine what's possible, building cultures where human creativity and judgment combine with agent capabilities to produce outcomes neither could achieve alone.—
ByJonathan H. Westover,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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This vision resonated with the leaders of the Gulf states and their citizens, who have increasingly come to see themselves not as mere custodians of oil fields and checkbooks, but as builders of dynamic new economies and societies.—
Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
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“Subcultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcultures. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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