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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
Noun
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Sliwa dismissed both Bloomberg and his GOP critics as out-of-touch elites.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only Martin — cast as a Dickensian wretch by Bonitzer’s legion of myopic elites, but always quietly acting against type — reserves the right to determine his own worth.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These internal cliques, or deputy gangs, which have been tied to specific LASD precincts, have names like the Banditos, the Grim Reapers, and the Regulators.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 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
Noun
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Porat closed by urging leaders to really dig in and reimagine what’s possible in their own organizations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Michelle encourages people to not just wear the color pink or purchase products at the register, but to ensure the foundations and organizations receiving your money actually use it to support breast cancer research.—
Ariel Nagi,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In classical antiquity, the mountainous region was notorious for bandits; in modern times, blood feuds among clans were rife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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But Gaza is home to numerous clans and militant groups, with score-settling and criminality posing a threat to order in the Palestinian enclave, even after the ceasefire.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Jamaican government issued mandatory evacuation orders on Sunday for the most vulnerable coastal communities, according to CNN.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In recent days, the grassroots effort has spread, as messages offering and seeking assistance are cut, copied and pasted throughout communities big and small, connecting neighbors and finding those in need tangible help.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The transformation of how humans exchange ideas, tell stories, develop relationships, conduct business, and organize societies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her primary areas of study are hunter-gather societies, technological change, and human-material interactions most broadly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Disney wants higher carriage fees to reflect the value of its networks, such as ESPN.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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While emphasizing that the president has not made a final decision on launching strikes, the story said officials indicated that any potential air campaign would focus on sites that lie at the intersection of the Nicolás Maduro regime and the country’s drug-trafficking networks.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Sureño gangs requires new members to undergo an initiation — either a 13-second beating, or in some cases, an act of violence against a rival, police said in court records.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The shooter and victim were members of rival motorcycle gangs, according to court documents.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“In-groups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-groups. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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