as in supremacist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
a racist facing hate crime charges
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Recent Examples of racist
In January, at the peak of the film’s Oscar campaign, journalist Sarah Hagi unearthed numerous racist and Islamophobic posts that Gascón had apparently been publishing on X for years.
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James Factora, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
Murderous racists in a movie airing on American television interrupted by murderous racists in real time America.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
But Hackman’s character was based on a real agent who was instrumental in solving the killings, and his live-wire performance blunted the fact-checkers, turning Anderson into a progressive fantasy echo of Popeye Doyle who cherry-picked his biography to charm and smash the racists.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Thompson called the victim racist slurs before hitting her in the chest twice with her closed fist, the constable said.
—Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
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James Factora, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
Murderous racists in a movie airing on American television interrupted by murderous racists in real time America.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
But Hackman’s character was based on a real agent who was instrumental in solving the killings, and his live-wire performance blunted the fact-checkers, turning Anderson into a progressive fantasy echo of Popeye Doyle who cherry-picked his biography to charm and smash the racists.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Thompson called the victim racist slurs before hitting her in the chest twice with her closed fist, the constable said.
—Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for racist
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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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