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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"The images reflect moments of national identity, cultural change, and shared experience," said Kimmel.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Mr. Scheiber’s “working class” college graduates carry a lot of cultural baggage that will limit their ability to unite with the traditional non-college-educated working class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

They reveal a time of major population growth and cultural change, driven by contact between different human groups.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

What began as a grungy early 2000s desert fest has since evolved into a high-end global cultural phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

This opened a fast lane of cultural evolution, bypassing the traffic jams of genetic evolution.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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