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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Ude has already observed progress in addressing Nigeria’s cultural disconnect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Whether it prioritizes investment in local economies or artistic output it ends up having the same net effect: to increase each nation’s stake in their cultural imprint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Grede provocatively highlights the cultural shift that’s happening here: Moms are participating in and prioritizing work in a way that holds a stigma for them that doesn’t apply to dads.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

I say I want “an insight into why Dr. Becky is a cultural phenomenon and has been since the early days of the pandemic.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Yet some innate imperative to make music has guaranteed its existence—a remarkable feat considering that music requires such intense cultural investment.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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