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Recent Examples of barbarism
Decades of Palestinian barbarism have eroded the pity reserves of a majority of the Israeli people.
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Uri Kurlianchik, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
For instance, the surprising details of Liat’s capture fly in the face of the tales of barbarism the subjects have been told.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
As Shakespeare keenly understood, when the individual is allowed to trounce the collective, the result isn’t freedom but barbarism.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The journalists traveled to Haiti to show the grim extent of the devastation and barbarism wrought by the gang warfare that has sown chaos in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
—Katie Robertson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Uri Kurlianchik, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
For instance, the surprising details of Liat’s capture fly in the face of the tales of barbarism the subjects have been told.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
As Shakespeare keenly understood, when the individual is allowed to trounce the collective, the result isn’t freedom but barbarism.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The journalists traveled to Haiti to show the grim extent of the devastation and barbarism wrought by the gang warfare that has sown chaos in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
—Katie Robertson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbarism
Noun
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The spending disparity ignored the circumstances of many of the countries receiving this aid: people did not have enough to eat, and rates of illiteracy were as high as 90%.—
Made by History,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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At the heart of these matters is an overwhelming degree of financial illiteracy.—
David Kudla,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Provider ignorance is a common reason for delayed diagnosis in the Black community; many doctors just aren't taught about Black skin pigment or skin barriers.—
Raelle Kennedy,
Health,
12 May 2025
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Trump wants no one around him who might speak truth to his ignorance.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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“Barbarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbarism. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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