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Recent Examples of xenophobic
Following the song, the stadium announcer requested fans not use racist, homophobic or xenophobic chants, with a similar message displayed on a big screen in the ground.
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Luke Bosher, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, bias incidents and assaults against Asian Americans soared to alarming heights as demagogues on the streets and in high office inflamed xenophobic fear and animosity.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Even with an immigrant population of a mere three percent, xenophobic sentiment has been growing in Japan.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
Top CEOs have aligned themselves with a xenophobic White House while relying heavily on an immigrant workforce.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
While undoubtedly xenophobic in nature, these questions highlight their acute ignorance about the place that birthed Bad Bunny, and its ongoing entanglement with the United States.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
And God Created Woman, but in recent years, Bardot sparked controversy due to some of her more troubling opinions and faced legal troubles over racist and xenophobic comments.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Some of his controversial takes, though, were considered misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by some.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
But puny xenophobic humans won't ever see the light of Eywa?
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Luke Bosher, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, bias incidents and assaults against Asian Americans soared to alarming heights as demagogues on the streets and in high office inflamed xenophobic fear and animosity.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Even with an immigrant population of a mere three percent, xenophobic sentiment has been growing in Japan.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
Top CEOs have aligned themselves with a xenophobic White House while relying heavily on an immigrant workforce.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
While undoubtedly xenophobic in nature, these questions highlight their acute ignorance about the place that birthed Bad Bunny, and its ongoing entanglement with the United States.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
And God Created Woman, but in recent years, Bardot sparked controversy due to some of her more troubling opinions and faced legal troubles over racist and xenophobic comments.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Some of his controversial takes, though, were considered misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by some.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
But puny xenophobic humans won't ever see the light of Eywa?
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobic
Adjective
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At the end of the day, all Calvert and Kim are doing is pandering to the nativist base of their party in hopes of getting another two years over in the Swamp.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, that nativist turn would take America into a series of constitutional crises and to the edge of some American version of fascism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In his remarks at the event, Alvarez said that there is a resurgence of anti-immigrant assaults being seen in the country.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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But the more familiar two-thirds advantage for the Democratic Party returned following passage of Proposition 187, a 1994 anti-immigrant initiative in California that ultimately mobilized Latinos against Republicans.—
Gary M. Segura,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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During this period, a nation’s literary achievements could provide patriotic pride and a measure of national success—or national failure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dutch Restrictions While across Europe anti-foreign sentiment keeps rising, limitations on foreign students are perhaps nowhere more striking than in the Netherlands, where a coalition supported by the far right has pushed a policy to restrict foreign students’ access to Dutch universities.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune Europe,
17 Aug. 2024
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The Wall Street Journal reported last August that the company was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into whether its imports of monkeys violate anti-foreign bribery laws.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
4 June 2024
Adjective
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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Kenny has always been loyal, kind, generous with his praise.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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