nativistic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nativistic
Adjective
  • Speaking with Engel reminded me at times of MacIntyre, Vance, and others who tend to speak in nativist terms.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • They’ve been folded into xenophobic and antisemitic edits pining for an Aryan ethnostate.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Social media has also been flooded with racist and xenophobic comments, especially about Indians, amid fears that an influx of foreigners could erode national identity in China, where the population has fallen for the past three consecutive years.
    Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The pro-American side emphasizes the triumphs, airbrushes out the tragedies, and veers close to patriotic mythology.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This year, Zamzow put up a patriotic scene, featuring hundreds of skeletons, in celebration of the upcoming 250th year of the United States.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Nativistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativistic. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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