as in marriage
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sexual relations or marital union between people of two different races
laws that once criminalized miscegenation
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Recent Examples of miscegenation
The drama is a subtle exploration of miscegenation, one of the core taboos that the LCO often clamped down on.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Their mutual groping, filmed in blue light, could be the most frank miscegenation ever put on film.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
In 1924, he was tapped for the lead in Eugene O’Neill’s All God’s Chillun Got Wings, a controversial play about miscegenation.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Indeed, by the 1930s, Hollywood’s Hays Code included among its don’ts miscegenation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for miscegenation
Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Their mutual groping, filmed in blue light, could be the most frank miscegenation ever put on film.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
In 1924, he was tapped for the lead in Eugene O’Neill’s All God’s Chillun Got Wings, a controversial play about miscegenation.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Indeed, by the 1930s, Hollywood’s Hays Code included among its don’ts miscegenation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for miscegenation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscegenation
Noun
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In fact, research shows that people in more committed romantic relationship stages (or marriages) have fewer friends and are less likely to value the opinions of the ones who remain in their lives.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Anderson's divorce settlement with Burt Reynolds Of Anderson's four marriages, her union with Burt Reynolds from 1988 to 1994 was likely the most famous.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first is primarily concerned with barring intermarriage and preventing the integration of Arabs and Jews, whether in schools or on soccer pitches; many support the soccer team Beitar Jerusalem, which remains the only team in the Israeli Premier League never to have fielded an Arab.—
Mitch Ginsburg,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2016
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The Conservative movement used to forbid its rabbis from even attending intermarriage ceremonies.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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“Miscegenation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscegenation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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