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a person who believes that one race is superior to others
one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists
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Recent Examples of supremacist
Constantly landing on jokes — like in its portrayal of Lockjaw and his efforts to become a member of the Christmas Adventurers Club, a powerful white-supremacists faction — siphons a sense of urgency from the film’s sketches of American unrest and white male violence.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
On the eve of Election Day, 1898, White supremacists launched a bloody attack, forcing Laurinburg’s Black citizens to flee.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
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
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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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
On the eve of Election Day, 1898, White supremacists launched a bloody attack, forcing Laurinburg’s Black citizens to flee.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supremacist
racist
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Nearly a quarter of Section murals include Indigenous figures, ranging in tone from romantic to racist, evidence of their prominent but equivocal place in the historical imaginary.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bob Barker being a racist is not funny.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacist. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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