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Recent Examples of xenophobic
Some comments seen by CNN were blatantly racist or xenophobic, propagating negative stereotypes about African nations and people.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobic
Adjective
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Hamilton pushed for the anti-immigrant measures and, after they were passed, complained that not enough deportations were taking place.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Sep. 2025
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One recent visitor, for example, has a Pepe the Frog avatar on X and routinely posts anti-immigrant and transphobic content.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Aug. 2025
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American capital—cash held by patriotic investors—has never been more ready to help out at the waterfront.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Prior to 2025, his patriotic zeal had been a cornerstone of his personal brand.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 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
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Community traction is strongest in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, where XRP already commands a loyal user base.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Save for slightly fleshing out some of these roles, Ozon’s script is loyal to the point of lifting most lines of dialogue verbatim.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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