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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Physical media is all but dead, and independent artists and niche subcultures are flailing to survive within the pay-to-play economy.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
But on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, a subculture of housewives had been rapidly growing in popularity.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
And as with any subculture, nuances must be obeyed.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Bleached brows are the hot, edgy beauty trend that seeped out of freak subculture spaces and into semi-mainstream spaces last year.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2025
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Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
But on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, a subculture of housewives had been rapidly growing in popularity.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
And as with any subculture, nuances must be obeyed.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Bleached brows are the hot, edgy beauty trend that seeped out of freak subculture spaces and into semi-mainstream spaces last year.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 8 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 28 Feb. 2025.
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