swastika
noun
swas·ti·ka
ˈswä-sti-kə 
also swä-ˈstē-
1
: a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction
2
: a swastika used as a symbol of anti-Semitism or of Nazism
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One filing claimed that the musician wore a shirt with a swastika on it and said that Kardashian was controlled by Jewish people.
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Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Enoch confronts the celestial hosts, all wearing capes of swastika red under an oppressive horizon of jutting lightning and glaring orange mountains.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, Mississippi’s oldest synagogue was fire-bombed, and a little over a week ago, threatening signs displaying a swastika and a noose were found at Shalom Park, home to multiple Jewish organizations in Charlotte.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Just weeks ago, a medical office in West Boca Raton was defaced with a swastika and racial slurs.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
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Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Enoch confronts the celestial hosts, all wearing capes of swastika red under an oppressive horizon of jutting lightning and glaring orange mountains.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, Mississippi’s oldest synagogue was fire-bombed, and a little over a week ago, threatening signs displaying a swastika and a noose were found at Shalom Park, home to multiple Jewish organizations in Charlotte.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Just weeks ago, a medical office in West Boca Raton was defaced with a swastika and racial slurs.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Swastika.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swastika. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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swastika
noun
swas·ti·ka
ˈswäs-ti-kə
also swä-ˈstē-kə
: a symbol in the form of a cross with the ends of the arms bent at right angles all in the same direction
Etymology
from a word in Sanskrit (the ancient language of India) svastika "a symbol in the form of a cross with bent arms," from svasti "well-being"
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