as in racist
a person who believes that one race is superior to others
one of the most notorious groups of white supremacists
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Recent Examples of supremacist
Fascists, Stalinists, racial supremacists, and bigots of all times and places typically endorse architectural canons—that one, or any other—for similar discriminatory purposes.
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Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The daytime march – past a clothing boutique, a salon and a cookie bakery – erupted as events organized or attended by White supremacists in the United States hit a new high in 2023, the Anti-Defamation League reported.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
The following story might irritate male supremacists and cavemen everywhere.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2024
Trump’s rhetoric has echoed language in far-right conspiracy theories linked to mass shootings in El Paso, a synagogue in Pennsylvania and the wider mobilization of armed far-right White supremacists.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The daytime march – past a clothing boutique, a salon and a cookie bakery – erupted as events organized or attended by White supremacists in the United States hit a new high in 2023, the Anti-Defamation League reported.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
The following story might irritate male supremacists and cavemen everywhere.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2024
Trump’s rhetoric has echoed language in far-right conspiracy theories linked to mass shootings in El Paso, a synagogue in Pennsylvania and the wider mobilization of armed far-right White supremacists.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supremacist
racist
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This week, Robert Harrell, a rising senior at Martin Luther King High School, wrote about the numerous streets and schools in Nashville bearing the names of former slave owners, klan members and other racists.—
Andrea Williams,
The Tennessean,
12 July 2025
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This made the artists activists in a very real way, resisting racist, colonial categorization.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Supremacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacist. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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