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
Claire Adam, People.com, 28 July 2025
Spoken behind the walls of colonial forts and offices, English in India was at first the language of ledgers and treaties.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 July 2025
The letter closes with Einstein’s admiration of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated just four years earlier after leading India to its independence from British colonial rule.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
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Adjective
The protagonist, a woman named Dawn Bishop, is from a wealthy white family: their money hasn't come from colonial days, but from their hardscrabble beginnings running a company that makes and exports tropical fruit juices.
—Claire Adam, People.com, 28 July 2025
Spoken behind the walls of colonial forts and offices, English in India was at first the language of ledgers and treaties.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Noun
Ancient structures and artifacts show that humans have lived around Lake Titicaca since before colonial times and continue to live there today.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 July 2025
The letter closes with Einstein’s admiration of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated just four years earlier after leading India to its independence from British colonial rule.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
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From the Mississippi Freedom Movement to various Rainbow Coalitions, collaboration and coalition-building across social positions—despite the challenges and potential for tension—attract participants with a wider toolkit of resources, opportunities, and tactics.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Combs, once a flashy fixture in Trump’s social orbit, became a vocal critic during Trump's presidency, something the president hasn’t forgotten.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In all of 2024, OCHA recorded about 1,420 settler attacks and five Palestinian deaths.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City’s first settlers began to arrive in the early 1800s.—
Dominick Williams
August 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Aug. 2025
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German production house Bavaria Fiction has become a green pioneer by securing validation for its headquarters under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, the world’s most demanding environmental management system, and ISO 14001 Certification.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Restaurant Ark: Holding a prestigious Michelin Green Star, Ark is a pioneer in vegan fine dining.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the eighteenth century, Spanish colonists discovered a cool and lush landscape managed by the native Tongva people in the village that became modern downtown.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 1595, English colonist and captain Sir Walter Raleigh landed in Trinidad.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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