as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
colonial organisms
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as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
When family driver Uncle Phoon – played by Taiwanese veteran Jack Kao – tells them stories of triad gangs who once roamed the streets of colonial Singapore, the girls decide to form their own gang.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
There should be no surprise at just how appealing this center hall colonial turns out to be.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Davidtz’s interview with The Independent comes shortly after the premiere of her directorial debut, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, an adaptation of a 2002 memoir about the collapse of European colonial control in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 1 Oct. 2025
When family driver Uncle Phoon – played by Taiwanese veteran Jack Kao – tells them stories of triad gangs who once roamed the streets of colonial Singapore, the girls decide to form their own gang.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Did Israel’s existence as a settler-colonial state necessitate erasure of the Arabs who were in Palestine?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
There should be no surprise at just how appealing this center hall colonial turns out to be.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonial
Adjective
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One of the hardest parts of shelter life is social isolation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ringneck pheasants were established 20 years later, and most of the new settlers became pheasant hunters rather than grouse hunters.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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The art will encompass the stories of Black people who journeyed north to escape slavery and the early Westfield settlers who ran safehouses that harbored them during their travels.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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France and Nordic countries, pioneers in subsidized childcare and paid parental leave, maintain relatively higher fertility than peers.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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French smart telescope pioneer Vaonis helps quench my thirst with a special edition of its flagship that puts the inner workings on view.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Pairing apple pie and cheddar cheese is an American tradition that began with English colonists and persists today in the Northeast and Midwest.—
Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
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Aside from parts of Mexico, where flour tortillas (and then burritos) originated after Spanish colonists brought wheat with them in the 16th century, corn has long been the grain of choice throughout Latin America.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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