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racist

noun

Definition of racistnext
as in supremacist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others a racist facing hate crime charges

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Recent Examples of racist Where English racists cry DEI hire, American ones cry DEI curriculum. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 The person who first publicly raised the claims about Arday had written about race and IQ and, Harper said, could fairly be described as racist. — Michel Martin, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 News of his death brought widespread shock with many of those paying tribute arguing his treatment was disproportionate, if not outright racist. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 That White dude would've been labeled a racist and canceled on the spot. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for racist
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  1. supremacist
  2. sectarian
Noun
  • Some version of the good European now seems more urgent than ever as ethnic-racial supremacists, egged on by their American allies, undermine political and civic cultures in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his far-right government of Jewish supremacists launched a war of annihilation right back.
    — Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Definition of supremacist
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  • The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.
    — Joshua Alston, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of sectarian

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