as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
colonial organisms
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as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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Recent Examples of colonial
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
These cozy spices have been around for centuries, traveling through global trade routes and appearing in American kitchens as early as the colonial era.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
That terrain primed it to operate sugar plantations in colonial times; flatter, drier Barbuda was ill-suited to that crop.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Streep and Redford led the classic drama, which takes place in colonial Kenya, where a Danish plantation owner (Streep) falls for a hunter (Redford) in the region.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
These cozy spices have been around for centuries, traveling through global trade routes and appearing in American kitchens as early as the colonial era.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
The hotel's 88 rooms are spread across three wings that each have their roots in different centuries of the history, from 17th-century Spanish colonial section and fine French architecture to Beaux-Arts American inspiration from the 1900s.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
That terrain primed it to operate sugar plantations in colonial times; flatter, drier Barbuda was ill-suited to that crop.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonial
Adjective
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Their contempt for freedom and social order trades the politics of reason and persuasion—Charlie's life's work—for the false politics of violence and murder.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Reverend William Barber II, is a pastor and social justice activist who was once invited to discuss with Kirk the role of religion in public life, though that discussion didn't materialize.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, since quaggas were considered to be in competition with other domestic South African animals, quaggas were hunted in excess by both settlers and Afrikaners.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1880s, Torrey is said to have been named after one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Colonel Torrey.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The group had already connected itself to the Black Sabbath smash via tons of live performances, and thankfully, the fans of the heavy metal pioneers were able to work with the Prince of Darkness before his death in July of this year – and fans may get to hear the cut soon.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Their pacifism later brings them in direct conflict with the colonists gearing up to fight the British.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The over-the-top propaganda that leads the game off suggests the Earth Directorate is here to protect colonists from out-of-control corporations and tyrannical governments.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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