as in settlers
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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Recent Examples of colonials
Contemporary colonials have been popular for some time and continue attract buyers.
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonials
Noun
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Most families here are descendants of settlers from Ireland and England who came in pursuit of cod 300-plus years ago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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These white settlers came in successive waves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Schilling Elementary School in Newark is packed with young pioneers, willing to get their hands dirty.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Time and time again, pioneers of new platforms have also bought up content and influenced conversations about those platforms.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The aiyi have sent an emissary to Scythia, who will determine whether the colonists deserve to survive.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The early colonists were very much anti-idol worshippers and even modern Catholics, as Vice President Vance surely knows, have long been criticized by their Protestant counterparts for a love of statuary, reliquaries and other iconography that some have argued fall into idolatry.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Colonials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonials. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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