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noun

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Recent Examples of nativist
Adjective
Many of the racist, nativist vulgarities spoken out loud in Paul Thomas Anderson’s marvelous new film One Battle After Another evoke sentiments that, in our world, first fomented online. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 New York still needs such a place, even with a nativist-in-chief in the White House. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nativist
Noun
  • Colonial repression and factionalism divided nationalists and left them fighting bitterly over who were the true heirs to the March First Movement.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • To call someone a Zionist as an insult is as strange as attacking someone for being a Ghanaian or Chinese nationalist.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Kirk was known for cofounding the conservative organization Turning Point USA and for his controversial takes, which were considered misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by some.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But, over time, his Federalist Party took an increasingly xenophobic stance.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • King’s straight-sets triumph over the braggadocious chauvinist wasn’t much in doubt once the players were on the court, though there was plenty of speculation leading up to the match.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Britain's biggest anti-immigrant political party, Reform UK, which has topped opinion polls in recent months, has kept its distance from Robinson, who has several criminal convictions.
    Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Paul, however, is not the anti-immigrant hero Christian nationalists have waited for.
    John Fugelsang September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The patriotic red, white, and blue cookies debuted for July 4 and contain natural colorings such as spirulina, turmeric, and vegetable juice in place of artificial food dyes.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This shift toward domestic sourcing sounds patriotic in theory, but the reality is more complex.
    Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Nativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativist. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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