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Local people living together
Nuance: Togetherness
Use for local society or a close-knit group.
Boring
In our society, neighbors look out for each other and trade favors without keeping score.
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In our community, neighbors look out for each other and trade favors without keeping score.
Club/association (a society)
Nuance: Club
Use when society means a club.
Boring
She joined the robotics society to meet other students who liked building and coding after school.
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She joined the robotics group to meet other students who liked building and coding after school.
More formal club
Nuance: Structured
More formal than group; often structured.
Boring
The debate society met after school, collected dues, and planned the next tournament.
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The debate organization met after school, collected dues, and planned the next tournament.
People in general
Nuance: Humans
Use for people and their behavior.
Boring
Technology is changing society in ways our grandparents couldn't imagine.
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Technology is changing people's lives in ways our grandparents couldn't imagine.
General public
Nuance: General people
Use when you mean everyone in general.
Boring
Society reacted fast when the video spread, and the mayor had to answer questions by noon.
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The public reacted fast when the video spread, and the mayor had to answer questions by noon.
All humans (formal)
Nuance: All humans
Use for big, worldwide topics.
Boring
New tools can help society when they're shared fairly and distributed quickly.
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New vaccines can help humanity when they're shared fairly and distributed quickly.
Developed society (history)
Nuance: Academic / school
Great for history and social studies.
Boring
Ancient society depended on farming and trade
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Ancient civilization depended on farming and trade, and drought could change everything.
Shared traditions and values
Nuance: Traditions
Use when you mean customs and shared values.
Boring
Learning about society helps us understand different traditions, beliefs, and values.
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Learning about culture helps us understand different traditions, beliefs, and values.
How society is organized (formal)
Nuance: Structure
Use for essays about how people live together.
Boring
Rules and roles shape society, deciding who has power and who is expected to obey.
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Rules and roles shape the social order, deciding who has power and who is expected to obey.
Wealthy social group
Nuance: Wealth/status
Use when you mean high society's social level.
Boring
High society often attends expensive charity galas and private auctions.
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The upper class often attends expensive charity galas and private auctions.
Hereditary upper class (historical)
Nuance: Upper class
Formal; often historical.
Boring
High society hosted elaborate balls and guarded their titles closely.
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In the 1800s, the aristocracy hosted elaborate balls and guarded their titles closely.