counterculture
noun
coun·ter·cul·ture
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌkəl-chər 
: a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society
Examples of counterculture in a Sentence
the counterculture of the hippies
He was part of the antiwar counterculture.
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The masks spoke to the reality of young Chicano men growing up in L.A. in the 1970s and ‘80s, for some of whom gang life had become a way to form community and embrace a counterculture against one that had long marginalized them, Sandoval said.
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There is a new counterculture on America’s college campuses.
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—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
The masks spoke to the reality of young Chicano men growing up in L.A. in the 1970s and ‘80s, for some of whom gang life had become a way to form community and embrace a counterculture against one that had long marginalized them, Sandoval said.
—Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
There is a new counterculture on America’s college campuses.
—Manu Meel, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The history of going fast in a straight line down a track has been, until recently, an extreme counterculture of people trying out bold and crazy experiments to denature and renature machines.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Counterculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterculture. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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