as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information
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Recent Examples of racial
Lower courts overturned the first two bans for apparent religious or racial motivations, before the Supreme Court upheld the third ban in 2018.
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George Petras, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The administration’s new approach to deportations have led to a sense of fear among Idaho’s immigrant community and among U.S. citizens concerned about racial profiling.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2025
Poor people, racial minorities and those who live in rural and tribal areas have been chronically ignored or denied crucial help after disasters, with long-term and even deadly consequences for families, NPR investigations have found.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 5 June 2025
Today, according to a report on Tulsa’s racial wealth gap, half as many Black Tulsans own homes as white Tulsans, while in 1920, homeownership rates were equal.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 3 June 2025
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George Petras, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The administration’s new approach to deportations have led to a sense of fear among Idaho’s immigrant community and among U.S. citizens concerned about racial profiling.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2025
Poor people, racial minorities and those who live in rural and tribal areas have been chronically ignored or denied crucial help after disasters, with long-term and even deadly consequences for families, NPR investigations have found.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 5 June 2025
Today, according to a report on Tulsa’s racial wealth gap, half as many Black Tulsans own homes as white Tulsans, while in 1920, homeownership rates were equal.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racial
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Men and boys have been targeted and slain on ethnic grounds.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Switching among points of view, the novel explores the impacts of financial strain, ethnic hierarchies, and class disparity, in addition to the secrets that bind the families of the teen-agers together.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.—
Marina Liao,
Marie Claire,
2 Jan. 2019
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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