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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autochthon
Noun
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The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.—
JP Mangalindan,
Peoplemag,
21 Feb. 2024 -
The bill’s sponsors insisted their motives were not racist, although, one of the sponsors, state Sen. Scott Beason, later recorded himself referring to black people as aborigines while wearing a wire for the FBI.—
Kyle Whitmire,
al,
22 Nov. 2019
Noun
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Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
5 July 2018
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These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America.—
Adam Rutherford,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2017
Noun
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For the young generation of digital natives navigating AI anxiety around keeping up with peers using the technology and AI displacing them from jobs, the fear of the technology making people dumber is dominant.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ketchum, a native of Oregon who now lives in the Idaho capital, fronts the Train Robbers and plays rhythm guitar.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Autochthon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autochthon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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