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Recent Examples of barbarism
The journalists traveled to Haiti to show the grim extent of the devastation and barbarism wrought by the gang warfare that has sown chaos in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Katie Robertson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
This story illuminates how differing priorities and a lack of self-awareness can cause major societal fractures, fostering groupthink and barbarism.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Newspapers sounded off on the barbarism.
—Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
There are no words to describe the barbarism.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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Katie Robertson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
This story illuminates how differing priorities and a lack of self-awareness can cause major societal fractures, fostering groupthink and barbarism.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Newspapers sounded off on the barbarism.
—Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
There are no words to describe the barbarism.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbarism
Noun
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Emotional illiteracy, disconnection from the body and organizational cultures that discourage vulnerability reinforce this divide.—
Nancy Zamierowski,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Election Code also states that a witness, or someone who signs an application for a voter who is unable to sign it due to a physical disability or illiteracy, is limited to helping one voter in the same election or one voter in a calendar year who applies for annual ballots.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But know this: the silence of those responsible in our industry is no longer ignorance.—
Lee Trink,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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With the show telling a cautionary tale about the perils of ignorance in the face of fascism, Peck cannot help but draw a direct parallel to our current political situation.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Barbarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbarism. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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