racist

noun

Definition of racistnext
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 At Old Trafford, Vinny usually sat in front of a man who launched into the same racist chant every two weeks. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 Black political leaders have criticized the ads as racist and reminiscent of past Republican campaigns that used dog whistles to appeal to suburban white voters. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Artificial intelligence is also improving at warp speed, enabling fake content — including racist and unflattering portrayals of Black politicians and celebrities — to spread more quickly. — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026 The decision followed a walkout at Lincoln-Way East where about 50 students protested the racist taunting by their peers at the football game against H-F, along with similar actions alleged at a girls cross-country meet the following day. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for racist
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  1. supremacist
  2. sectarian
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  • Some version of the good European now seems more urgent than ever as ethnic-racial supremacists, egged on by their American allies, undermine political and civic cultures in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his far-right government of Jewish supremacists launched a war of annihilation right back.
    — Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Definition of supremacist
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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.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.
    — Joshua Alston, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of sectarian

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“Racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racist. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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