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Recent Examples of xenophobic
By all means, speak up and let these homophobic and xenophobic relatives know their posts have affected you.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
He was also known for his sometimes controversial opinions, which some considered misogynistic, xenophobic and racist.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
Her racist, unhinged and xenophobic comments about Congresswoman Ilhan Omar are beneath the dignity of the Congress.
—Tierra Cunningham, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Kirk was known for cofounding the conservative organization Turning Point USA and for his controversial takes, which were considered misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by some.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
But, over time, his Federalist Party took an increasingly xenophobic stance.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2025
Some comments seen by CNN were blatantly racist or xenophobic, propagating negative stereotypes about African nations and people.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
He was also known for his sometimes controversial opinions, which some considered misogynistic, xenophobic and racist.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
Her racist, unhinged and xenophobic comments about Congresswoman Ilhan Omar are beneath the dignity of the Congress.
—Tierra Cunningham, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Kirk was known for cofounding the conservative organization Turning Point USA and for his controversial takes, which were considered misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by some.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
But, over time, his Federalist Party took an increasingly xenophobic stance.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2025
Some comments seen by CNN were blatantly racist or xenophobic, propagating negative stereotypes about African nations and people.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobic
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Many of the racist, nativist vulgarities spoken out loud in Paul Thomas Anderson’s marvelous new film One Battle After Another evoke sentiments that, in our world, first fomented online.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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New York still needs such a place, even with a nativist-in-chief in the White House.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump is the most anti-immigrant President of our lifetime—not just in his desire to build a wall but emotionally anti-immigrant.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Far-right and anti-immigrant groups targeted Chobani for employing refugees.—
Emily Barnes,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Fox News has since the start of 2024 made a priority of finding independent companies that often spotlight patriotic themes or other elements that might appeal to its core viewers, then lined them up to sponsor its programs.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The timing coincided with government calls for patriotic displays during independence celebrations, sharpening the contrast between official nationalism and grassroots dissent.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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If all that wasn’t enough, 12 gold Arthurian knights have been positioned around the dial, acting as the Lady’s loyal protectors and hour markers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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When Mel learns Richard is now engaged to her estranged college friend Monica (Atkins), the two women, with the help of Mel’s loyal best friend Candy (Brown), set aside old wounds to stand together.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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