as in marriage
formal
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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The actress and comedian has three sons from two marriages.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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The first one had been engaged to uncover Fred’s affairs (three) and the others, after her divorce from Fred, to monitor his subsequent marriages (two).—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
Noun
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They were often connected to Indigenous people—either through supposedly ubiquitous (but actually rare) intermarriage or as a group similarly tied to nature.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 June 2025
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There are higher rates of intermarriage among military members.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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“Miscegenation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscegenation. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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