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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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
During the colonial era, Scottish whisky barrels were brought to Jamaica to make rum.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The community is closely associated with Benkos Biohó, an African man believed to have originated from present-day Guinea-Bissau who became a key leader of resistance against Spanish colonial rule.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Most have generally missed, however, how Europe’s multiple engagements with the Muslim world also crossed the Atlantic and had a formative role in colonial America.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
During the colonial era, Scottish whisky barrels were brought to Jamaica to make rum.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
Noun
British control over the islands is a relic of its colonial past.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The community is closely associated with Benkos Biohó, an African man believed to have originated from present-day Guinea-Bissau who became a key leader of resistance against Spanish colonial rule.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Prior to her death, Katherine built a career as a licensed clinical social worker in Los Angeles, focusing on therapy and mental health advocacy after studying psychology at New York University and earning a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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In another tape, also viewed by social workers, Guojun enters a classroom shortly after a teacher has kicked and pummelled his four-year-old son to the ground.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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What happened European Union foreign ministers Monday agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers over increasing violence against West Bank Palestinians.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
12 May 2026
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Ahead of the Brussels meeting, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said his government needed more time to study a French-Swedish proposal to sever West Bank settlers from EU markets, effectively withholding support despite mounting popular political pressure.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The 24,000-square-foot building was erected in 1965 by shopping mall pioneer and developer Ernest Hahn to serve as his corporate headquarters.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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And Mighty Real also spotlights under-the-radar but equally important LGBTQ pioneers like Lavender Country and the artists from women’s music label Olivia Records.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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All risked treason for backing a cause that deeply divided the colonists and even divided Benjamin Franklin from his son.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Historians estimate that at the beginning of the war as many as one-third of all American colonists identified as loyalists.—
Kimberly Nath,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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