as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
colonial organisms
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as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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Recent Examples of colonial
Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
European colonial settlers relied on horses for centuries, but official US cavalry forces are traceable all the way back to the Revolutionary War.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The Roman Catholic Church has had an outsize impact on this archipelago nation: 80% of the country identifies as such, a vestige of the Spanish colonial rule that lasted for nearly three centuries.
—Juliet Izon, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
Several Liberians voiced their offense over Trump’s comment to Boakai, given the US president’s past remarks on African countries and the colonial legacy left by the US organization in Liberia.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
European colonial settlers relied on horses for centuries, but official US cavalry forces are traceable all the way back to the Revolutionary War.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
Noun
The Kashmir dispute dates back to the late 1940s and the chaotic partition that ended British colonial rule.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The Roman Catholic Church has had an outsize impact on this archipelago nation: 80% of the country identifies as such, a vestige of the Spanish colonial rule that lasted for nearly three centuries.
—Juliet Izon, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
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Allie Coates, now 25 and a social media manager in Los Angeles, still has a silver bracelet filled with charms from her time at camp, including an M for the most improved at canoeing.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Progressivist reform movements focused in two directions: regulating business and commerce, on the one hand, and enacting a program of humanitarian social reforms, on the other.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The primary driver of its extinction was likely the introduction of feral cats, brought to the island by naval crews and settlers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But Filson disappeared in the woods, presumed killed by the Shawnee, shortly before the first settlers arrived.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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The neo-soul pioneer treated fans to a journey through her extensive catalog of hits, each song delivered with her signature blend of spiritual intensity and playful irreverence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Visitors can congregate under the sculptures honoring jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Mahalia Jackson and others.—
Martie Bowser,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The courage that the colonists had, hungry for freedom, to start a new life here.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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