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
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.
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Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Crocs is perhaps one of the best examples of a brand tapping into subcultures.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Churchill’s also insists this isn’t a one-time night of performances but the start of a series of monthly showcases, goth and experimental nights and programming that ranges to different (but as yet unidentified) genres and subcultures.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
There are countries, and American subcultures, in which cash payments to journalists are common, and sophisticated readers guess at who paid for what.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But perhaps combining them can help the stars of each industry broaden their appeal beyond their own subcultures.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
What struck me about this event was the true unbridled joy of the participants, from various subcultures and communities, surrounded by laughter, beer and punk music.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
Increasingly, Levin noted, anti-corporate and anti-institutional subcultures operate across the ideological spectrum.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Crocs is perhaps one of the best examples of a brand tapping into subcultures.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Churchill’s also insists this isn’t a one-time night of performances but the start of a series of monthly showcases, goth and experimental nights and programming that ranges to different (but as yet unidentified) genres and subcultures.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
There are countries, and American subcultures, in which cash payments to journalists are common, and sophisticated readers guess at who paid for what.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But perhaps combining them can help the stars of each industry broaden their appeal beyond their own subcultures.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
What struck me about this event was the true unbridled joy of the participants, from various subcultures and communities, surrounded by laughter, beer and punk music.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
Increasingly, Levin noted, anti-corporate and anti-institutional subcultures operate across the ideological spectrum.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcultures
Noun
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Companies that consciously nurture civility build cultures of trust, creativity and resilience — and set their employees, businesses and the nation as a whole up for success.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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While some of these food trends had yet to fully emerge in 2015 when Good Culture launched, its co-founder and CEO Jesse Merrill, was well aware that cottage cheese was a perfect intersection of low sugar, high protein, nutrient-dense, and gut-healthy with its live and active cultures.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility Families, communities, and societies bear the deepest loss when mothers do not survive childbirth.—
Shelley Stewart III,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Studying history led Malthus to conclude that societies moved not in an ever-ascending line of progress but in cycles of expansion and decline.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Subcultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcultures. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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