as in nativism
fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
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Recent Examples of xenophobia
But poop, nudity, and xenophobia have a knack for inspiring major censorship panic regardless of the maker’s intent.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
The force of sheer xenophobia cannot be discounted: Mamdani is an ethnic Indian born in Uganda and a practicing Muslim.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
For many, the conflict stirred dashed hopes for regime change while reigniting fears of xenophobia creeping back into politics and pop culture.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
The use of this archaic law to once again try to justify mass detentions, xenophobia, and human rights abuses is deplorable and shocking.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
The force of sheer xenophobia cannot be discounted: Mamdani is an ethnic Indian born in Uganda and a practicing Muslim.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
For many, the conflict stirred dashed hopes for regime change while reigniting fears of xenophobia creeping back into politics and pop culture.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
The use of this archaic law to once again try to justify mass detentions, xenophobia, and human rights abuses is deplorable and shocking.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobia
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Frustration with high levels of immigration, coupled with discontent over Britain’s sluggish economic growth, has provided fertile ground for nativism.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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The immigrant story isn't hurting Superman; American nativism is.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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This moment of intrafamily chauvinism unspools into a broader consideration of the patriarchy at work.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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My West Coast chauvinism crumbled during a recent tour of New England beer and baseball.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The series undermines its own points about the dangers of miscommunication and jingoism by fixating on the same untoward details that tabloids were obsessing over years before.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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India's jingoism and war hysteria should be a source of serious concern for the world.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Xenophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobia. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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