race-baiting

Definition of race-baitingnext

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Recent Examples of race-baiting And as strong a partner as ESPN is for WWE, this type of race-baiting is something other partners don’t provide. Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Moreover, the current mayor has resorted to race-baiting, further dividing the city, and has pursued a socialist agenda to Chicago’s detriment and its taxpayers. Juan Rangel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 Fox has become a pariah in the entertainment industry because of his anti-immigration rhetoric, race-baiting, and misogyny. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 July 2025 Historians have focused instead on role of Prime Minister Mackenzie King, Cabinet Minister Ian MacKenzie, and race-baiting politicians in British Columbia. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Mar. 2025 And yet for a party and movement built in part on exclusion and a campaign marked at times by race-baiting, there were conspicuous overtures to diversity and inclusion, and sly acknowledgments of the power of the multiracial stew of American pop. Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
  • Federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed a lawsuit with prejudice on Monday, July 6, after poet Kimberly Marasco sued Swift, Aaron Dessner, Republic Records and Universal Music Group in February 2025, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Her initial lawsuit, filed in May 2024, was dismissed with prejudice in September 2025.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • After the Emancipation Proclamation, many still endured segregation, bigotry and the constant threat of racist violence.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • Like many Black members of sports media, Smith takes pride in his anti-White bigotry.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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“Race-baiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race-baiting. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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