as in nativism
fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
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Recent Examples of xenophobia
From rollbacks on reproductive rights in the U.S. to the dismantling of environmental protections and the amplification of xenophobia, governments are retreating from their responsibilities to protect vulnerable communities and future generations.
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Paul Klein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
These examples can still involve xenophobia — a fear of outsiders, even one disconnected from skin color.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
American liberals are quick to associate the fear of cultural corrosion with xenophobia.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
This rhetoric has stoked xenophobia and led to a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes across the country.
—John Wang, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Paul Klein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
These examples can still involve xenophobia — a fear of outsiders, even one disconnected from skin color.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
American liberals are quick to associate the fear of cultural corrosion with xenophobia.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
This rhetoric has stoked xenophobia and led to a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes across the country.
—John Wang, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for xenophobia
Noun
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The consequences of nativism and NIMBYism can be dire.—
Masha Rumer,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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There was not a hint of nativism about him, however.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
28 Mar. 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 30 May. 2025.
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