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Recent Examples of nativist
Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Eventually, that nativist turn would take America into a series of constitutional crises and to the edge of some American version of fascism.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
At the latter stages of the transition, aging richer countries now require workers from overseas – but are coming up against a nativist backlash.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Tom Tancredo, a nativist congressman from Colorado, was also in the field, of course, but Tancredo was a crank.
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
The wave of arrivals that began in the last decades of the 19th century sparked a range of nativist and exclusionary movements—particularly against East Asians—and considerable anxiety about those deemed too alien to integrate into the culture.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
As in America, nativist anxieties have accelerated a reactionary political movement.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
For a local political aspirant seeking to burnish her nativist credentials, the chance to trigger an international incident was apparently irresistible.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
At the end of the day, all Calvert and Kim are doing is pandering to the nativist base of their party in hopes of getting another two years over in the Swamp.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Eventually, that nativist turn would take America into a series of constitutional crises and to the edge of some American version of fascism.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
At the latter stages of the transition, aging richer countries now require workers from overseas – but are coming up against a nativist backlash.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Tom Tancredo, a nativist congressman from Colorado, was also in the field, of course, but Tancredo was a crank.
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
The wave of arrivals that began in the last decades of the 19th century sparked a range of nativist and exclusionary movements—particularly against East Asians—and considerable anxiety about those deemed too alien to integrate into the culture.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
As in America, nativist anxieties have accelerated a reactionary political movement.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
For a local political aspirant seeking to burnish her nativist credentials, the chance to trigger an international incident was apparently irresistible.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
This undiplomatic tirade went over well in the White House, but marked him as a belligerent nativist abroad and something of an isolationist at home.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nativist
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Irish nationalists had rebelled against British rule for hundreds of years, but revolution started to become more palatable to the larger public during World War I, according to Sean Farrell, a history professor at Northern Illinois University and 19th century Irish historian.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Many Christian nationalists believe in erasing the boundaries between church and state, Andrew Whitehead, a professor of sociology at Indiana University Indianapolis, previously told USA TODAY.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Following the song, the stadium announcer requested fans not use racist, homophobic or xenophobic chants, with a similar message displayed on a big screen in the ground.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Following the outbreak of COVID-19, bias incidents and assaults against Asian Americans soared to alarming heights as demagogues on the streets and in high office inflamed xenophobic fear and animosity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sacco knows better than most that political chauvinists of all kinds can point to past moments of injury and humiliation to justify any current cruelty or authoritarian project—an especially powerful appeal when those historical injustices are real.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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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
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Trump has built his political career and won the White House twice on campaigns of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy promises.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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In his remarks at the event, Alvarez said that there is a resurgence of anti-immigrant assaults being seen in the country.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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During this period, a nation’s literary achievements could provide patriotic pride and a measure of national success—or national failure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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