in-group

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Recent Examples of in-group Philosophers including Plato and Descartes largely dismissed laughter and suggested people used humor primarily to establish superiority or in-group status, by making jokes at others’ expense. Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025 They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers. Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 With slow turnover and in-group bias, 41% of global directors say their boards have added functional experts beyond CEO or CFO, with 74% stating their business strategy requires a board with additional expertise and/or perspectives. Toby Wong, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 This not only reinforces in-group loyalty but also frames outsiders as threats. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-group
Noun
  • The pair were placed next to each other at a meal as part of Farke’s seating plan, where the German manager alternates a British player, then a foreign one, then a Brit and so on, around the tables — no cliques, no comfort zones.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • While at Robinson High School, Hogan found his clique with classmates who shared a passion for wrestling.
    Sue Carswell, People.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • One America, with coastal elites in places like New York City and Los Angeles, who continue to steamroll towards full-on Marxism, and another with ordinary, hard-working Americans across the country, like here in the great state of Alaska, who don’t embrace this extremism.
    Mike Dunleavy, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The two clans clash, and one Na’vi is taken out with a flaming arrow.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 July 2025
  • Among the families taking on the challenge is the Hanna/Riggs clan from Texas, comprised of married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Viewers will see a coterie of the usual MLB advertisers, including MasterCard, but may notice heavier-than-expected showings from restaurants, retailers and pharmaceutical marketers.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 July 2025
  • Trump has cultivated a massive coterie of fans among Hindu nationalist Modi supporters as well as a close working relationship with Modi himself.
    Joshua Keating, Vox, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Pfister was also a legacy member of the Greater Phoenix Leadership Inc., an organization of influential Arizona leaders.
    Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • In this poll, like earlier ones from other organizations, young people and Democrats had more favorable views of socialism and less favorable views of capitalism.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Streets included in the network are focus areas in a citywide effort to curb the number of vehicle crashes with injuries.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
  • Trump has brought the border under control, a tribute to the power of clear messaging along sophisticated migrant communication networks.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • The film did retain two innovations from the Story films: its notably younger cast and also having Victor von Doom accompany the gang on their fateful trip.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 25 July 2025
  • The report also identifies approved petitions from individuals linked to other gangs, such as over 100 members of the 18th Street gang, at least three from Tren de Aragua (TdA), and several associated with the Sureños and Norteños.
    Billal Rahman Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • For the grand finale, singer, songwriter and actor Anthony Hamilton turned the dial down a few notches with a seemingly endless medley of southern R&B fitting for the festival's sophisticated, older crowd.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 July 2025
  • The tournament-record crowd for a group match not involving the host country — 22,596 watching the Netherlands vs Switzerland at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane in 2022 — has been bettered on six occasions, with the 34,165 at that Germany-Denmark game the largest.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 26 July 2025

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“In-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-group. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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