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Recent Examples of in-group
This not only reinforces in-group loyalty but also frames outsiders as threats.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Psychologists call these categories in-groups and out-groups.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Tattoos can connote in-group belonging or membership to a subculture.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In the right-wing nationalist movement that Trump leads, gutter antisemitism is often considered a cheeky transgression and a sign of in-group belonging.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Democrats have moved in the opposite direction during that time, Gallup found — pointing at the role in-group conversations play in driving support for or opposition to climate action.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
So this is just a process used by any kind of in-group that feels like they’ve been targeted.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Othering is a social phenomenon where individuals or groups are perceived and treated as fundamentally different from a dominant or in-group.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Part of identity formation is not just out-group derogation but in-group favoritism.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Psychologists call these categories in-groups and out-groups.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Tattoos can connote in-group belonging or membership to a subculture.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In the right-wing nationalist movement that Trump leads, gutter antisemitism is often considered a cheeky transgression and a sign of in-group belonging.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Democrats have moved in the opposite direction during that time, Gallup found — pointing at the role in-group conversations play in driving support for or opposition to climate action.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
So this is just a process used by any kind of in-group that feels like they’ve been targeted.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Othering is a social phenomenon where individuals or groups are perceived and treated as fundamentally different from a dominant or in-group.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Part of identity formation is not just out-group derogation but in-group favoritism.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-group
Noun
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The department has been haunted for years by allegations about violent, tattooed cliques, whose bad behavior has cost the county millions of dollars in legal settlements.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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But while Nick's actions threaten to alienate him from his clique, Carell has spoken about how the series ultimately brought him closer to Fey.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The Ivies and other elites Less than 1% of American college students attend elite private colleges.—
Amy Li,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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The events of November 2023 illustrated in the clearest terms just how much a power struggle among a tiny handful of Silicon Valley elites is currently shaping the future of this technology.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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The mockumentary-style series follows the lives of the diverse Tucker-Pritchett-Dunphy clan in suburban Los Angeles, offering a humorous take on familial dynamics.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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This was the latest Met Gala for the Kardashian-Jenner clan.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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The coterie of scholars and consultants who are pushing pluralism are all deeply worried that their work will be construed as yet another leftist program of indoctrination—or, now that Trump is cracking down on D.E.I., mistrusted by academics as capitulation to the regime.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Less a school than a loose coterie, the group—which counted Nobuo Sekine, Kishio Suga, and Susumu Koshimizu among its members—used natural objects and industrial materials to construct anti-representational propositions that emphasized relationships, simplicity, reduction, and space.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
1 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Kids Quilt Kamp is funded through donations to Calico Cut-Ups Quilt Guild, a 501-C3 non-profit organization.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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At the end of April, the organization announced a new $5.5 billion Simaisma development of a luxury golf resort north of Doha.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Alaska Air Group has successfully integrated Virgin America while expanding its routes and partnerships to create a more competitive national network.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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China has begun launching satellites for a giant computer network in space, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Jung will play a former youth boxing champion turned gang member, who is seeking redemption as a small-town boxing coach.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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When all four women are arrested for drug use, they are bailed out by a local drug dealer named Alien (Franco) and quickly become embroiled in Alien's turf wars with other gang members in the area.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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This was a crowd of critics and journalists from around the world.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2025
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Come for the seafood and stay for the weekend live music and waterfront views that draw a loyal, unpretentious crowd.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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“In-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-group. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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