as in cultures
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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Recent Examples of civilizations
The Discovery Channel series purports to investigate the mysteries and phenomena connected to the ranch, including ancient, lost civilizations and UFO activity.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
Scientists have spotted formations that challenge our understanding of physics, and theorists have dreamed up megastructures that could power entire civilizations.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
But alongside his sweeping tour of declining civilizations from Mesopotamia through 20th-century Somalia, Kemp doesn’t argue that people should simply surrender to catastrophe.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
People who support ancient astronaut theory, a belief that aliens are real and shaped early civilizations on Earth, have also suggested extraterrestrial connections.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
If proven, Donnellan's findings would suggest the earliest advanced civilizations were far older than Mesopotamia, which dates back about 5,000 years.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Suddenly, experts were rethinking the origins of early Mesoamerican civilizations.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Astronomers have not yet confirmed any detection of radio signals – or any other kinds of signs – from extraterrestrial civilizations.
—Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilizations
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Existing lab models, including flat cell cultures and endometrial organoids, capture only fragments of the process and miss the complex three-dimensional interaction between embryo and uterus.—
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Other ancient cultures, including the Greeks, Native Americans and the Maya, also chewed tree resins for pleasure or soothing effects, National Geographic recently reported.—
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Homebuyer opportunities The property’s design opens the door for a wide range of lifestyles.—
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At first, Alex insists that their lifestyles don’t work together despite their love.—
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
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Freedom from fear mattered because frightened societies are easily manipulated.—
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“Civilizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilizations. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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