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Recent Examples of xenophobic
But the social media posts also included many detractors, with some devolving into Islamophobic and xenophobic rhetoric.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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.
—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
Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobic
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Today, not only are these conditions under assault by a kleptocratic, nativist US federal government, but the clock seems also to be running out on their own internal contradictions.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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In the 2019 national elections, Vox, a far-right, anti-immigrant party, went from holding zero seats in Parliament to becoming its third-largest party, with 15 percent of the vote.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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The future Milwaukee Bucks star was born and raised in Athens, Greece; his parents, having emigrated from Nigeria, struggled without work permits, and Giannis' young life was an often-terrifying test of survival (among other things, avoiding violent anti-immigrant groups in the streets).—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Demand dipped during the Great Depression and Vietnam War and rose amid the patriotic fervor of World War II and the bicentennial.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Boroff hit two home runs, including an eighth-inning grand slam into the patriotic bounce house in left field.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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From Xi Jinping’s quest to regain China’s glory, to Vladimir Putin’s attempts at a new Russian empire, to the rise of populist anti-foreign attitudes in the United States, Britain, Germany, and France, negative views of others underpin many of the conflicts in today’s world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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This is an island that attracts a fashionable globetrotting crowd, and loyal St Regis fans—arguably one in the same.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Tesla Rivian already has a core of passionate, loyal owners but Tesla has a ten-year head start.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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