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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Both were active in an internet subculture that glorifies mass shooters and encourages young people to commit attacks.
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Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 25 Jan. 2025
The anxiety has felt even more pressing as hip-hop has moved from emphatic subculture to the center of American (and global) pop.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
That subculture had an informed voice in Maumee, Ohio.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
The dingy, raw feeling of the subculture has faded somewhat — the majority of American gaming arcades have closed down — but the community has maintained its spirit.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 25 Jan. 2025
The anxiety has felt even more pressing as hip-hop has moved from emphatic subculture to the center of American (and global) pop.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
That subculture had an informed voice in Maumee, Ohio.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
The dingy, raw feeling of the subculture has faded somewhat — the majority of American gaming arcades have closed down — but the community has maintained its spirit.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subculture
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“Subculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subculture. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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