countercultural
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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It remained, however, a countercultural pursuit to be played in liminal, seedy spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
It’s a countercultural movement that imagines us finding an actual balance with nature while improving people’s quality of life.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
You can entertain crypto as part of the world financial system, or you can maintain the pretense that crypto is the countercultural beacon of freedom that its earliest boosters claimed it would be.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025
Shoup presented his ideas with a cheerful countercultural undercurrent and sprinkle of quirky history.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025
But their organisation model was much more complex and potentially far-reaching than those of their countercultural predecessors.
From Open Source Democracy by Rushkoff, Douglas
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