Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈse-mə-ˌnōl 
plural Seminoles or Seminole
: a member of any of several groups of Indigenous people that emigrated to Florida from Georgia and Alabama in the 18th and 19th centuries and whose descendants now live in southern Florida and Oklahoma
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Fairbanks, who was Black and Seminole, was born in the Deep South at a time when ice rinks were segregated.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Uzcategui-Rodriguez was arrested earlier this month at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, his lawyer Phillip Arroyo told the Orlando Sentinel.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Public speakers questioned why some classes got to graduate in expensive venues such as Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood and Nova Southeastern University’s Don Taft Center, while most others were scheduled for high school gymnasiums.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The two largest graduation classes, Cypress Bay High in Weston and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, will have their ceremonies at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Rock Hollywood.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Uzcategui-Rodriguez was arrested earlier this month at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, his lawyer Phillip Arroyo told the Orlando Sentinel.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Public speakers questioned why some classes got to graduate in expensive venues such as Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood and Nova Southeastern University’s Don Taft Center, while most others were scheduled for high school gymnasiums.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The two largest graduation classes, Cypress Bay High in Weston and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, will have their ceremonies at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Rock Hollywood.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Seminole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seminole. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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Seminole
noun
Sem·i·nole
ˈsem-ə-ˌnōl
: a member of an Indigenous people of Florida
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