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Recent Examples of ethnic
Beyond this, its divisions along ideological lines—its movement including monarchists, secularists, ethnic autonomy movements, and militant organizations—are significant.
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Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The event is organized by community leaders and different ethnic groups is one of two annual gatherings the community holds at the mall.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Therefore, telling the story in graphic form on behalf of Ukrainians themselves, explaining the preconditions for Russia’s attempts to erase Ukraine as a sovereign country and Ukrainians as an ethnic group, became extremely relevant.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
And while the improvements in death rates appear to have benefited all ages, races and genders, there are still significant disparities between states, between counties within states and between different races and ethnic groups.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
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Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The event is organized by community leaders and different ethnic groups is one of two annual gatherings the community holds at the mall.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Therefore, telling the story in graphic form on behalf of Ukrainians themselves, explaining the preconditions for Russia’s attempts to erase Ukraine as a sovereign country and Ukrainians as an ethnic group, became extremely relevant.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
And while the improvements in death rates appear to have benefited all ages, races and genders, there are still significant disparities between states, between counties within states and between different races and ethnic groups.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic
Adjective
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This explosive documentary takes a look at the history of the city’s racial injustice, along with the complex dynamic between Black residents and the LAPD, and how these all led to the uprising on April 29, 1992.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
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Jackie Robinson was a passionate advocate for social and racial equality, and the Dodgers going to the White House again would be incompatible with his legacy.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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“Ethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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