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
Any verbal attacks from trolls and racists online towards the teen are unacceptable.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
In marrying into, then blowing the whistle on, the British monarchy, Meghan has both inspired love and hope and fangirls and been targeted with hate, including a torrent of racist, sexist abuse from the British tabloids and gross commentary from President Trump.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
The comments that LeBron made a few years ago about his experience playing, and describing the city as racist.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
The film, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, has been drawing controversy since Zegler’s casting announcement irked racists.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
In marrying into, then blowing the whistle on, the British monarchy, Meghan has both inspired love and hope and fangirls and been targeted with hate, including a torrent of racist, sexist abuse from the British tabloids and gross commentary from President Trump.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
The comments that LeBron made a few years ago about his experience playing, and describing the city as racist.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
The film, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, has been drawing controversy since Zegler’s casting announcement irked racists.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racist
Noun
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As Jewish Israelis have lurched further to the right, their Palestinian fellow citizens have faced unprecedented levels of persecution and abuse from an Israeli government that includes overt Jewish supremacists.—
Asad Ghanem,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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On the debit side, Sarastro is a slaveholder and male supremacist with the kidnapping of an under-age princess to answer for.—
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airmail.news,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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People want to get rid of religious parties, people want to put sectarians behind to build an Iraq for all Iraqis.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 May 2015
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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 4 May. 2025.
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