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Recent Examples of xenophobic
They’ve been folded into xenophobic and antisemitic edits pining for an Aryan ethnostate.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Social media has also been flooded with racist and xenophobic comments, especially about Indians, amid fears that an influx of foreigners could erode national identity in China, where the population has fallen for the past three consecutive years.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
The all-too-frequent xenophobic knee-jerk reaction to Latin acts is often triggered by language alone.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny’s global reach The xenophobic fervor against Bad Bunny has led political leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson to call for a more suitable figure for the Super Bowl, such as country music artist Lee Greenwood.
—Ediberto Román, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1892 in the United States, in part, to honor Italian Americans after a xenophobic attack.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
Another issue grabbing national attention is rising numbers of foreign residents and visitors, which has fueled widespread anti-foreigner sentiment that sometimes turns outright xenophobic.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The first choice was a right-wing painter, whose xenophobic and nationalistic work, full of toxic masculinity, appealed to the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
By all means, speak up and let these homophobic and xenophobic relatives know their posts have affected you.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Social media has also been flooded with racist and xenophobic comments, especially about Indians, amid fears that an influx of foreigners could erode national identity in China, where the population has fallen for the past three consecutive years.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
The all-too-frequent xenophobic knee-jerk reaction to Latin acts is often triggered by language alone.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny’s global reach The xenophobic fervor against Bad Bunny has led political leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson to call for a more suitable figure for the Super Bowl, such as country music artist Lee Greenwood.
—Ediberto Román, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1892 in the United States, in part, to honor Italian Americans after a xenophobic attack.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
Another issue grabbing national attention is rising numbers of foreign residents and visitors, which has fueled widespread anti-foreigner sentiment that sometimes turns outright xenophobic.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The first choice was a right-wing painter, whose xenophobic and nationalistic work, full of toxic masculinity, appealed to the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
By all means, speak up and let these homophobic and xenophobic relatives know their posts have affected you.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobic
Adjective
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Speaking with Engel reminded me at times of MacIntyre, Vance, and others who tend to speak in nativist terms.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Convicting the killer is of paramount importance to Sheriff John Parano (George Lionel Savage) and the staunchly anti-immigrant base that voted him into office for the last four decades.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and became a naturalized American citizen after graduating from college, cast himself as the embodiment of the resistance against the president, who has pursued an aggressive, anti-immigrant agenda during his second term.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, Longfellow, at the dawn of the Civil War, wrote of Revere’s journey as a call to arms, a rallying cry aimed at stirring patriotic sentiment among Northerners and a reminder that action by a single individual can matter.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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From Independence Day to Flag Day, the United States observes numerous patriotic holidays each year.—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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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While Burberry’s trench coats have a long list of loyal devotees, from the Duchess of Sussex to Emma Watson, The Row is a label that has defined celebrity style in recent years, as the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Zoë Kravitz tend to be cloaked in minimalist staples from the brand.—
Emma Spedding,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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Gillespie will play the prodigy’s loyal friend whose faith and friendship are tested as the high-stakes chess match spirals out of control.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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