as in supremacist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
a racist facing hate crime charges
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Recent Examples of racist
Maybe the anti-racist racists will have to do that this year.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2019, Smollett, who is Black and gay, claimed that he was attacked by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him, poured bleach on him and wrapped a noose around his neck.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Only a racist would dare to defend or dismiss slavery, which stripped Africans of human rights and enslaved them as chattel to pick cotton on Southern plantations.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
Suspended from Groveland City Council for alleged racist and anti-gay social media posts — resurfaced by reporting from the Clermont Sun on June 30 — Fike was reinstated to the city council a week later after Circuit Judge Dan Mosely issued a temporary injunction against the city, siding with Fike.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2019, Smollett, who is Black and gay, claimed that he was attacked by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him, poured bleach on him and wrapped a noose around his neck.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Only a racist would dare to defend or dismiss slavery, which stripped Africans of human rights and enslaved them as chattel to pick cotton on Southern plantations.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
Suspended from Groveland City Council for alleged racist and anti-gay social media posts — resurfaced by reporting from the Clermont Sun on June 30 — Fike was reinstated to the city council a week later after Circuit Judge Dan Mosely issued a temporary injunction against the city, siding with Fike.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racist
Noun
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Rosie O’Donnell, the liberal actress and comic, apologized on social media Sunday after falsely claiming the Minneapolis Catholic church school shooter was a MAGA supporter, a Republican and a White supremacist.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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In my research on right-wing extremism over 30 years, a disturbing pattern has emerged: White supremacists and white nationalists are increasingly willing to use violence targeting critical infrastructure in an effort to destabilize society.—
Art Jipson,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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