as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information
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Recent Examples of racial
Backing White South Africans South African officials have long disputed claims that Afrikaners are victims of racial persecution.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 Nov. 2025
However, Fugarino said the event and the effort is not exclusive to people of faith but is open to anyone wanting to work in support of social and racial justice in Kansas City.
—Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
But due to a lack of funding, the district said the partnership with the institute has ended and those racial equity trainings are no longer offered.
—Amelia Pak-Harvey, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This is the third time the cast of Love Island season seven has had a controversy surrounding racial slurs.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 Nov. 2025
However, Fugarino said the event and the effort is not exclusive to people of faith but is open to anyone wanting to work in support of social and racial justice in Kansas City.
—Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
But due to a lack of funding, the district said the partnership with the institute has ended and those racial equity trainings are no longer offered.
—Amelia Pak-Harvey, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This is the third time the cast of Love Island season seven has had a controversy surrounding racial slurs.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racial
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The camp is just around 30 miles away from the border with South Sudan, were a civil war and ethnic violence that began in 2013 led tens of thousands of people — many on foot — to flee to Uganda.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Gold sought to make a similar point with Fuji – an album named for a distinct genre from Nigeria’s Yourba ethnic group that critics like Zikoko’s Tomide Marv have since claimed is largely absent from its tracklist.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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