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as in lifestyle
the way people live at a particular time and place
a documentary on the advanced civilization created by the Mayas over a thousand years ago
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as in culture
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
by the 18th century Boston had reached a level of civilization sufficiently advanced to support a circle of portrait painters
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Recent Examples of civilization
Hiroshige’s dramatic composition contrasting nature and civilization creates a sense of movement and immediacy, and sends a shiver down the viewer’s spine—a feeling that García Sánchez also tried to capture.
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Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
When the business gets to the point that that’s all that’s being made and there’s no room anymore for original ideas, that’s like the death of a civilization.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
His concept of creating a satellite swarm is also based on the Kardashev Scale, which focuses on measuring the technological advancements of civilizations.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Over two decades in the making, the $1 billion museum -- set close to the famed Pyramids of Giza, just outside the capital Cairo -- is touted by officials as the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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Along with the restaurants, the building’s street-level retail offers a variety of fashion, wellness and lifestyle brands that are already open, including the James + Joy children’s boutique and Queen & Cotton clothing shop.—
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The Instagram account for Gilbert's lifestyle brand, Modern Prairie, remains active.—
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Evero and Cooley have seen Scott enhance the on-field culture in Carolina.—
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Since 1896, the event celebrating Western culture, cowboys and agriculture has brought millions of people to Fort Worth from around the world.—
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
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In a society full of cookie cutter McMansions, scrolling through customizable tiny houses on Amazon is one of my favorite forms of escapism.—
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Some of her incredible accomplishments also happen outside of the studio.—
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Planting a simple pot of herbs or flowers stimulates positive feelings, self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment.—
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The woman running the daycare had attempted life-saving measures on the child before emergency services arrived, First Alert 4 reported.—
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Those on the right, determined to make the case that this was an officer killing in self-defense, should instead be beginning with this utter failure to protect the life of a civilian protester and de-escalate the situation through some means other than shooting a fellow American in the head.—
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Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.—
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The food hub's work now focuses more on education.—
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Most of the complexes also include unusual amenities like on-site child care, smoking cessation classes, areas for on-site food cultivation, English classes, advice for job searches and help securing a high school diploma.—
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There is a meaningful difference between the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and the cultivation of mental health.—
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It may be masked by his refinement, hidden behind his boyish Christmas-morning smile.—
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Queen Letizia of Spain embraced the refinement of a kitten heel for the Pascua Militar ceremony in Madrid on Tuesday, opting for a black version of the style.—
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“Civilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilization. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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