subsocieties

variants or sub-societies
Definition of subsocietiesnext
plural of subsociety

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsocieties
Noun
  • The Bay Area is home to extensive subcultures of people, many who have worked in tech, who have spent years debating, often online, whether the advancement of AI could threaten humanity.
    St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2026
  • For much of the 20th century in the United States, tattoos were associated with rebellion and criminality — linked to prisoners, gangs and subcultures, as well as servicemen like sailors and soldiers.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If anything, Coop studies people, studies groups of folks and systems, and how informal and formal systems of specific societies interact.
    Jerald “Coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This shift benefited not only Jews but liberal societies as a whole.
    Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Issvoran says he’s learned that fortune cookies can be a tool to celebrate cultures while bringing people together.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Welsh proved that in cultures in the lab, CF cells accepted the healthy DNA and started producing normal CFTR.
    Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Katzin, who studies maritime civilizations, suspected the group were antiquities thieves.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Great civilizations outlast even the most vicious occupiers.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Greenway is an initiative that began in the 1990s to construct an off-road accessible biking and walking pathway to connect people to communities through sustainable transportation, active lifestyles and climate-friendly living.
    Denise St. Pierre, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The result is functional comfort food that fuels modern lifestyles -- bringing together great taste and powerful nutrition so people can enjoy classic favorites like pasta night with the benefits of high protein, high fiber and dramatically fewer carbs.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Subsocieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsocieties. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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