as in nativism
fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
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Recent Examples of xenophobia
Their 7-year-old daughter, Ruth, tries to assimilate into her new life in the Midwest, forgetting most of her Spanish and smoothing the edges of the prejudice and xenophobia around her (including among her father’s family).
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Esmeralda Santiago, New York Times, 21 May 2025
At a time when xenophobia and federal scrutiny of immigrants are unfortunately, horrifically back in the news, the series certainly channels the zeitgeist as the highbrow studio likes to.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
This us-versus-them sentiment sheds light on nationalism and xenophobia.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
On the right, this manifested itself as various forms of xenophobia and a wholesale mistrust of institutional figures; on the left, as much of what came to be called cancel culture and its censorious milieu.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Esmeralda Santiago, New York Times, 21 May 2025
At a time when xenophobia and federal scrutiny of immigrants are unfortunately, horrifically back in the news, the series certainly channels the zeitgeist as the highbrow studio likes to.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
This us-versus-them sentiment sheds light on nationalism and xenophobia.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
On the right, this manifested itself as various forms of xenophobia and a wholesale mistrust of institutional figures; on the left, as much of what came to be called cancel culture and its censorious milieu.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobia
Noun
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Aggressive nativism is a core plank of Trump’s world view, but his approach to foreign affairs is more complicated than this alone.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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Yes, America has stumbled at times—anti-Catholic nativism, Mormon expulsions, and recent antisemitic and anti-Muslim acts have exposed gaps between ideal and reality.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Jews and other immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were disproportionately targeted, highlighting the cultural affinities between anti-radicalism and racial and ethnic chauvinism.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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India's jingoism and war hysteria should be a source of serious concern for the world.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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As for the Russian soldiers, their remarks are a mix of jingoism and resignation.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Xenophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xenophobia. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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