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Recent Examples of in-groups
In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.
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Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-groups
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Analysts say Cameroon’s elites are unwilling to disrupt the political order after decades of Biya’s rule.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Xiao, Hsiao’s father, was born in China and his Tomorrow Holdings grew into a multibillion-dollar empire in part through business dealings with Communist Party elites, according to news reports.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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At the Dallas Street property, small cliques of armed men, mostly Venezuelans and Mexicans, fought an ongoing turf war.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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And there's hierarchy and cliques and clubs and all these different things.—
H. Alan Scott
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Miami philanthropists Trish and Dan Bell, who have given millions to different organizations across South Florida, are longtime supporters of the Foundation and are members of the Golden Angel Society, the Foundation’s premier giving group.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Indivisible is putting on No Kings with organizations including the ACLU, 50501, Planned Parenthood, the Sunrise Movement and various labor unions.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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But things change the next morning when all of the clans light burning crosses in a call to action to join the Jacobite rebellion — a call that Brian must answer or face being labeled a traitor.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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The clans vote to fight for the Stuart king mostly thanks to Uncle Grant, who in a real surprise, gets very vocal about supporting the cause.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Families and seniors are being priced out, while overdevelopment threatens the character of our historic communities.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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Families in small and rural communities tend to rely more heavily on public education.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Offering the same employee proposition doesn’t mean the company can copy and paste its culture into different societies; however, a challenge for any budding multinational.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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In both Israeli and the Palestinian societies, strong majorities have favored an end to the fighting.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With artificial intelligence driving an explosion in global data demand, even advanced fiber-optic networks are struggling to keep up.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Sling Blue is one of the best streaming options for NFL games with the service’s low monthly price and selection of channels, including Fox, along with dozens of other sports, news and entertainment networks.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Pedro Zapata, or Pedro Pistolas, one of the band's guitarists and vocalists, remembers when over half of his friends were joining gangs.—
Ivan Kashinsky,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Justice will never allow violent gangs or criminal networks to target those who protect our borders and our communities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“In-groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-groups. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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