as in civilizations
the way people live at a particular time and place
a study of ancient Anasazi culture as it existed in the canyons of the American Southwest
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as in grows
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
culture bacteria in laboratory dishes
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Recent Examples of cultures
K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Taíno enacted a broad set of sophisticated cultural practices shared by several cultures that occupied the Caribbean.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In the heart of the Amazon Basin, where the borders and cultures of Peru, Colombia and Brazil converge, a tiny, shape-shifting island has become the unlikely setting for a diplomatic tug of war.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Momeni handled the cultivation of the bacteria, while Wang used the bacterial cultures for battery cathode leaching.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Different cultures use different drums.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Play is a universal human activity that appears across cultures and throughout time.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
All are warning signs of workplace cultures that are falling short of employee expectations.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Organizations that embed mental fitness see healthier cultures and better results.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Early West African cultures thought children were the reincarnated spirits of their ancestors.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Taíno enacted a broad set of sophisticated cultural practices shared by several cultures that occupied the Caribbean.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In the heart of the Amazon Basin, where the borders and cultures of Peru, Colombia and Brazil converge, a tiny, shape-shifting island has become the unlikely setting for a diplomatic tug of war.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Momeni handled the cultivation of the bacteria, while Wang used the bacterial cultures for battery cathode leaching.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Different cultures use different drums.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Play is a universal human activity that appears across cultures and throughout time.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
All are warning signs of workplace cultures that are falling short of employee expectations.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Organizations that embed mental fitness see healthier cultures and better results.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
The program gives team members the chance to experience different roles, properties, and cultures first-hand, building skills and strengthening connections across the region, and—in the process—strengthening the company’s cross-cultural bonds.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultures
Noun
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Millions of Indigenous peoples with rich cultures and civilizations had already been here for thousands of years.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Signs of bacteria from the Clostridiaceae family had previously been found in other mummies from ancient Andean civilizations, linking the individual to a larger cultural context.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Genuine community naturally grows around the needs of others.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Shareholders have complained about the speed of progress and welcome the strategy shift in the same breath, all the while demanding the business grows what’s left of the overnight audience share.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Neither half of this grotesque couple wanted to end their relationship with a man who had so generously enabled their lifestyles.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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These ills barely plague the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups, such as the Hadza living in and around northern Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley, who live ALAN-free and are believed to be one of the best living representatives of ancestral human lifestyles.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In her own life, Kat cultivates those conditions.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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By fostering an internal environment where employees are encouraged to question assumptions, share expertise, and engage in reflective thinking, The Rise Group cultivates the intellectual space needed to pursue meaningful insights.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s rooted in a belief system that distrusts institutions — government health agencies, vaccine makers, medical societies and others — on the premise that those institutions seek only money and control.—
Audrey Dutton,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Taíno societies were matrilineal in their descent, meaning that women could be chiefs and that power was transferred from the chief’s mother’s relatives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the second picture, Garth plants a sweet kiss on 44-year-old Abrams’ cheek.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to Holmes, plants native to your region are important because they’re adapted to your local climate and conditions.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Cultures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultures. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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