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
On a hot July night in 1979, a racist, homophobic mob tried to destroy disco.
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Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
7 June 2026
Platner denied the claims of being a racist and publicly apologized for his tattoo.
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Kiara Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
4 June 2026
This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.
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Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
Handler has criticized both Hinchcliffe’s and host Shane Gillis’s roast sets as racist.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for racist
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
7 June 2026
Platner denied the claims of being a racist and publicly apologized for his tattoo.
—
Kiara Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
4 June 2026
This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.
—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
Handler has criticized both Hinchcliffe’s and host Shane Gillis’s roast sets as racist.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for racist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racist
Noun
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his far-right government of Jewish supremacists launched a war of annihilation right back.
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The Australian White supremacist Brenton Tarrant made the symbol during a 2019 courtroom appearance following his arrest for murdering 50 people in a shooting at mosques in New Zealand.
Noun
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The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.
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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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