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Recent Examples of xenophobic
The all-too-frequent xenophobic knee-jerk reaction to Latin acts is often triggered by language alone.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobic
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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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Trump’s administration was right to send an emissary after ICE’s Hyundai raid to express regret and negotiate a new business visa process for South Koreans, despite criticism from the more anti-immigrant MAGA base.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 2019, an anti-immigrant racist murdered 23 mostly Latino shoppers at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas.—
Gregory P. Magarian,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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The family-friendly concert features patriotic music honoring veterans, as well as contemporary and classical selections, movie and theater musical favorites.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Yet, historians have noted that his rhetoric and policies play into the individualist and patriotic characteristics associated with the beloved Western cowboy.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 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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The outlet also opined that someone who is brought into a business venture because of their loyalty to MAGA could feel more pressure to remain loyal.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Nazi regime urged pastors to join a nationalist Reich Church more loyal to Adolf Hitler than to God.—
Rev. Nathan Empsall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Xenophobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobic. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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