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Recent Examples of nativism
But a new wave of anti-immigrant sentiments is erupting in Indianapolis and across the U.S., which once celebrated its role as a cultural melting pot, in a surge of nativism.
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Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Aggressive nativism is a core plank of Trump’s world view, but his approach to foreign affairs is more complicated than this alone.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
The consequences of nativism and NIMBYism can be dire.
—Masha Rumer, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s unilateralism, neo-isolationism, protectionism, and nativism were anathema to most of the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
—Charles A. Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Aggressive nativism is a core plank of Trump’s world view, but his approach to foreign affairs is more complicated than this alone.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
The consequences of nativism and NIMBYism can be dire.
—Masha Rumer, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s unilateralism, neo-isolationism, protectionism, and nativism were anathema to most of the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
—Charles A. Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nativism
xenophobia
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Some felt his comments to police were proof of his alleged xenophobia, emails showed.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Vance, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants, has faced online xenophobia while her husband has faced scrutiny for marrying her, the criticism rooted in white supremacist values.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Nativism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativism. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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