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
But it’s driven by the same instincts that make her other work seem to express something ineffable about the way musical subcultures fit into the world.
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
London Fashion Week delivered out-of-the-box ideas for denim driven by youth, subcultures and the deconstruction of traditional silhouettes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Sarah Jeong is a features editor who publishes award-winning stories about law, tech, and internet subcultures.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
That jacket’s colorful nickname, and its eye-watering valuation, trace back to a subculture that placed premiums on certain Polo collections long before the present vogue.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
London Fashion Week delivered out-of-the-box ideas for denim driven by youth, subcultures and the deconstruction of traditional silhouettes.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Sarah Jeong is a features editor who publishes award-winning stories about law, tech, and internet subcultures.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
That jacket’s colorful nickname, and its eye-watering valuation, trace back to a subculture that placed premiums on certain Polo collections long before the present vogue.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subculture
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For example, to understand how Andean cosmology shapes the night sky, how ranching traditions persist in remote Patagonian valleys, or why the culture of Chiloé feels distinct from the mainland.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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With all the action packed into a 24-hour period, the film explores religion, sexuality, death, racial oppression, the origins of the blues and the interplay of white, Native American and Black culture in American music and identity.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 75% of the world's population lives in countries that have to import fossil fuels in order to power their societies and provide basic services to people, according to EMBER, any energy think tank, based on their calculations of International Energy Agency data.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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