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Recent Examples of ethnicities
The trend is consistent across all races and ethnicities, as well as educational attainment.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The space created in response eventually grew to support students of various ethnicities and backgrounds.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Epigenetic and microbiome profiles differ greatly across ethnicities, diets, and environments.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Black or African American, Middle Eastern/North African and South Asian ethnicities each represent about 20%–30% of Muslims; the rest are a mix of Southeast/East Asian, Hispanic, and White ethnicities.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
And by showing them on models that were diverse in age and ethnicities, Todd makes a strong case that good style transcends borders and demographics.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
What ethnicities, races are most represented among American Latinos?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In a world where nations necessarily include various ethnicities, languages, and even nationalities, the promise of equality under the law necessarily comes into conflict with the promise of belonging.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The theatre was about 75% full, with a wide range of ages, genders and ethnicities at least to the naked eye.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The space created in response eventually grew to support students of various ethnicities and backgrounds.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Epigenetic and microbiome profiles differ greatly across ethnicities, diets, and environments.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Black or African American, Middle Eastern/North African and South Asian ethnicities each represent about 20%–30% of Muslims; the rest are a mix of Southeast/East Asian, Hispanic, and White ethnicities.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
And by showing them on models that were diverse in age and ethnicities, Todd makes a strong case that good style transcends borders and demographics.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
What ethnicities, races are most represented among American Latinos?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In a world where nations necessarily include various ethnicities, languages, and even nationalities, the promise of equality under the law necessarily comes into conflict with the promise of belonging.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The theatre was about 75% full, with a wide range of ages, genders and ethnicities at least to the naked eye.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicities
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The festival, which started in Little Rock in 1984, has evolved beyond Greek food to include recipes and dishes from Palestine, Armenia, India and more of the nationalities represented at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, the festival's host and one of its main sponsors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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In 11 editions, Next Step has welcomed 97 filmmakers of 39 different nationalities.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Alfred Nobel’s vision of disarmament, by contrast, emphasizes the gradual reduction of armaments and the building of mutual trust between nations.—
Nina Græger,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The agreement, ratified in 2011, required both nations to dispose of 34 tons of weapons-grade plutonium.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Blasphemy accusations have been used repeatedly to persecute Christians and other religious minorities in the country.—
Sean Nelson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The argument opposing the intentional creation of racial districts is that the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment demands the same treatment of all citizens regardless of race, banning any distinction even when designed to benefit minorities.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s approval rating will have key implications for the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races this year, where Democrats have sought to tie Republican candidates to Trump as his approval has dwindled, as well as the 2026 midterms.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cunningham hasn’t faced significant opposition in her previous races.—
Mary Ramsey
October 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ethnicities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicities. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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