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Recent Examples of nativist
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
New York still needs such a place, even with a nativist-in-chief in the White House.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Many of the racist, nativist vulgarities spoken out loud in Paul Thomas Anderson’s marvelous new film One Battle After Another evoke sentiments that, in our world, first fomented online.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
New York still needs such a place, even with a nativist-in-chief in the White House.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nativist
Noun
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Though the Cuban nationalists’ victory was all but assured, the United States entered the fray and swiftly imposed a military occupation over the island.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the mid-1930s, the Spanish Civil War between the fascist forces of Franco and the nationalists was a harbinger that a second general European war lay just over the horizon.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By all means, speak up and let these homophobic and xenophobic relatives know their posts have affected you.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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He was also known for his sometimes controversial opinions, which some considered misogynistic, xenophobic and racist.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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King’s straight-sets triumph over the braggadocious chauvinist wasn’t much in doubt once the players were on the court, though there was plenty of speculation leading up to the match.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trump is the most anti-immigrant President of our lifetime—not just in his desire to build a wall but emotionally anti-immigrant.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Far-right and anti-immigrant groups targeted Chobani for employing refugees.—
Emily Barnes,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fox News has since the start of 2024 made a priority of finding independent companies that often spotlight patriotic themes or other elements that might appeal to its core viewers, then lined them up to sponsor its programs.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The timing coincided with government calls for patriotic displays during independence celebrations, sharpening the contrast between official nationalism and grassroots dissent.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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