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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Recent Examples of colonial
Emma Bubola, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In the cities, French colonial relics are being reinterpreted and revamped through a distinctly Vietnamese lens.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
By inaugurating the era of development aid, the U.S. was strategically using the concept of universality to undermine what was left of the British, French and Belgian colonial empires while guaranteeing its own access to new markets in developing countries.
—Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Cardinal Aveline, who is of Spanish descent, was born in Algeria during France’s colonial rule but grew up in a working-class area in Marseille, where his father was a railway worker.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In the cities, French colonial relics are being reinterpreted and revamped through a distinctly Vietnamese lens.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
Instead, our perceptions of human beauty (or its lack) derive from politics, and are determined by wide-ranging, international factors such as war, imperialism, colonial conquest, power hierarchies and economics.
—Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
By inaugurating the era of development aid, the U.S. was strategically using the concept of universality to undermine what was left of the British, French and Belgian colonial empires while guaranteeing its own access to new markets in developing countries.
—Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonial
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Inspired by the energy of young, charismatic stars on the 2018 team including Keenan Allen, Mike Williams and Derwin James Jr., Julian started to craft a social media persona that matched the on-field personnel.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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In a case that's drawing significant social media attention, a Georgia college student and her father are being held in the same immigration detention center and facing deportation after they were separately stopped by police for driving without valid licenses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The remarkable resilience of Alaskans - indigenous and settlers alike – resonates will all visitors, and a strong connection to the land and resources is a common thread that binds them.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The settler spirit, much derided now, represented an awesome ability.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The Oscar-winning artist last trod the boards 10 years ago, portraying DNA pioneer scientist Rosalind Franklin in Anna Ziegler’s play Photograph 51, directed by Michael Grandage.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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One of the pioneers of the English-only movement was Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, a naturalized American who was born in Canada, to Japanese parents, in 1906.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Virginia is recognized as the birthplace of American wine, since colonists attempted the craft in the early 17th century.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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The seeds that burst into the formation of a new country were planted as early as 1760 when Boston became the center of patriotic zeal and resistance to what some colonists felt was unfair treatment by the government of British King George III.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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