as in racist
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 The joke sparked a furious backlash within Shinde’s Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena political party. Rhea Mogul, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025 Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes. Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 On the debit side, Sarastro is a slaveholder and male supremacist with the kidnapping of an under-age princess to answer for. airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024 The following story might irritate male supremacists and cavemen everywhere. David Whitley, The Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for supremacist
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racist
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  • Someone who can sound tough on crime and immigration without being a malicious racist.
    Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • These are the grifting savages who’ve shown their gratitude to hard-working Americans who rescued them from their primitive native lands by robbing us blind while calling us racists and demanding even more handouts.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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