cultural

[kuhl-cher-uhl] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl /

ADJECTIVE

educational, enlightening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

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I was such a young child when they passed, but they remained so in the cultural conversation because, especially in 1999, they represented such hope in politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Researchers know that this habit varies among different groups of people, but it has not always been clear who is most likely to reach for the saltshaker in different cultural settings.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Being a foodie has also become defined by leveraging a certain amount of cultural or social cache.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

So, is spying as commonplace in Germany, and is cultural difference a suitable defence?

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Yeah, it’s a cultural thing, not a religious thing,” Rabia adds from the necklace wall.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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