civilization
Example Sentences
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Some, including the Indus River basin, are also regarded as birthplaces of human civilization.
From Science Daily
"They appreciate what you've done to help Israel and to help our common battle against the terrorists and those who would destroy our civilization. So again, that's an expression of thanks and appreciation."
From Barron's
If quantum computing cracks bitcoin, it’s already cracked the entire digital infrastructure of modern civilization.
From MarketWatch
“The empathy exploit. They’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response. So, I think, you know, empathy is good, but you need to think it through.”
From Los Angeles Times
By the twentieth century, the idea of Western civilization had taken hold in the U.S., which had earlier sought to distinguish itself from the Old World.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
