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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And then the counterculture came in, and became the culture.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Their anti-corporate, organic farm-to-table aesthetic was forged during the protest movements of the 1960s, when Reagan was California’s conservative governor and a joyful antagonist of the counterculture.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Despite tanking a great opportunity, there was buzz around Kristofferson as an up-and-comer, someone who had the counterculture imprimatur that was increasingly required for movie stardom in the ’70s.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Why cast a counterculture icon like Sevigny as a severe cosmopolitan scold?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Their anti-corporate, organic farm-to-table aesthetic was forged during the protest movements of the 1960s, when Reagan was California’s conservative governor and a joyful antagonist of the counterculture.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Despite tanking a great opportunity, there was buzz around Kristofferson as an up-and-comer, someone who had the counterculture imprimatur that was increasingly required for movie stardom in the ’70s.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Why cast a counterculture icon like Sevigny as a severe cosmopolitan scold?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Counterculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterculture. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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