as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information
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Recent Examples of racial
It’s well established in federal law that tribal citizenship is a political classification, not a racial one.
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Nora Mabie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The law was originally enacted to help undo discriminatory Jim Crow racial segregation and protect the voting rights of Black people.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of nationwide protests over policing and racial justice in 2020, Boston convened the Police Reform Task Force to examine the policies and practices of the Boston Police Department and recommend reforms to improve transparency, accountability, and community trust.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Hosted by Riz Ahmed, SNL UK sent up the biggest series on British television with a sketch confronting claims that The Traitors contestants display unconscious racial bias by voting out people of color.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
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Nora Mabie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The law was originally enacted to help undo discriminatory Jim Crow racial segregation and protect the voting rights of Black people.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of nationwide protests over policing and racial justice in 2020, Boston convened the Police Reform Task Force to examine the policies and practices of the Boston Police Department and recommend reforms to improve transparency, accountability, and community trust.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Hosted by Riz Ahmed, SNL UK sent up the biggest series on British television with a sketch confronting claims that The Traitors contestants display unconscious racial bias by voting out people of color.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racial
Adjective
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The new analysis found that Black participants responded slightly better than people of other racial or ethnic groups to ovarian stimulation drugs, and their eggs produced high-quality embryos that could be used for implantation.—
Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Armenia’s relations with its longtime sponsor and ally Russia have grown increasingly strained after Azerbaijan fully reclaimed the Karabakh region in 2023, ending decades of ethnic Armenian separatists’ rule there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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