punk movement

collocation in English

meaningsofpunkandmovement

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punk
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pʌŋk/us
/pʌŋk/
of or relating to punk or ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofpunkandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpunk movement

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A related example can be found in the case of much of thepunkmovementof the 1970s.
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These dynamics have been developing within popular music in a more complex pattern since they reached a peak of visibility with thepunkmovementat the end of the 1970s.
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Anarcho-punks have criticized the perceived flaws of thepunkmovementand the wider youth culture in general.
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They played simple rock and roll in their early years; because of that they were linked with thepunkmovement.
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As a genre and a name it really started its life in the 1980s following thepunkmovement.
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The album is seen as being one of the best of the early 1980spunkmovement.
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The emergingpunkmovementexplicitly tackled issues surrounding nuclear warfare.
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To the band, however, this behavior was typical and in keeping with the anarchic ideals that were at the core of thepunkmovement.
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The controversial war was fodder for many protest songs in thepunkmovement.
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The song portrays the early years of thepunkmovementin a negative light, bemoaning the lack of follow-through by the leading figures.
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It's a perfect snapshot of the snottiest band of thepunkmovementbaiting everyone and everything around them.
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For example, members of thepunkmovementderided the progressive bands that preceded them as dinosaur bands.
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Thepunkmovementrejected the remnants of the hippie counterculture of the 1960s while at the same time preserving its distaste for the mainstream.
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In particular, it is a feature of subcultures such as, for example, thepunkmovement.
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Originally, they played music heavily influenced by thepunkmovementand depended on electric instruments.
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However, after the until-then apoliticalpunkmovementmoved towards anarchism, the band lost interest in this subculture.
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The new band went on to serve as catalysts for the skatepunkmovementin addition to influencing the punk rock scene at large.
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Thepunkmovementwas revolutionary and a bit scary to the older generations at that time who had never really seen anything like them before.
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