race-baiting

Definition of race-baitingnext

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Recent Examples of race-baiting Or was the issue simply that dunking on DINKs is a riskier gambit for graduates of Yale Law School than race-baiting? Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for race-baiting
Noun
  • Asking about being alone with a Haitian, for instance, prompted a quick lecture on resisting the forces of prejudice.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
  • An entire section dedicated to American prejudice included anti-Japanese signage and a Ku Klux Klan hood.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In fact, at no point in his broader career has the 31-year-old, who is known for his racist slurs and unabashed bigotry, achieved anything of note.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In our conversation, Nunez pointed to brand campaigns that seem so tone-deaf that they border bigotry.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Race-baiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race-baiting. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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