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subculture

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Definition of subculture

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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 subculture Swift, on the other hand, has created a consumer subculture within her fanbase, galvanizing Swifties with limited-edition deluxe albums and vinyl variants of her chart-topping pop music. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Yagwang works across sculpture, video, installation and performance, addressing gender, human rights and labor in relation to subcultures, queerness, and issues of identity. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2026 Zines have historically found followings within different subcultures. — Rachel Schneider, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 The film traces Basquiat’s early life as the child of middle-class Haitian and Puerto Rican parents in Brooklyn, through his adventures in the punk subculture and up to his breakout as a major American artist. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for subculture

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The Nimitz, a pop culture icon, never received full F-35 modifications despite hosting the first F-35C carrier landing.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Given Central City’s post-pandemic troubles, amid a boom in dance music across culture more broadly, Origin’s founders hope the scene can do it again.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
This transition caused society to contend with both the benefits and dangers of our new technology.

— Will Marshall, Time, 7 July 2026

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