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
Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
While our outward view is limited to the colonial mansion across the street, so many of the characters’ dreams lay beyond these walls.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The big story No one is questioning India’s sovereignty, as the world’s largest democracy marks 77 years of independence from British colonial rule today.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
The works in Dahomey suffered a number of events tied to colonial history.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
While our outward view is limited to the colonial mansion across the street, so many of the characters’ dreams lay beyond these walls.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
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After an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1982, Hogan Sr. moved to the spacious colonial with columns on the front porch, nestled in the woods a stone’s throw from the I-270 highway that runs from the Capital Beltway outside Washington D.C. to Frederick.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The big story No one is questioning India’s sovereignty, as the world’s largest democracy marks 77 years of independence from British colonial rule today.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
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Tribes were in even worse shape, and Collier, a social justice advocate, instituted several reforms to federal Indian policy.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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During the 2024 basketball season, the WNBA and its players focused social justice efforts into key two areas: civic engagement and reproductive health advocacy.Caroline Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The administration also is condemning recent violence against Palestinians in the West Bank by extremist Jewish settlers and says those responsible must be held to account.Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The land was stolen by Spanish settlers, becoming part of Mexico and then the United States.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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His groundbreaking role as the first Black musical director of the Academy Awards in 1971 cemented his status as a pioneer.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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The birds have strutted the streets for hundreds of years, arriving in the 1600s with some of the earliest European colonists, according to the New York Public Library.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Wampanoags continue to fiercely defend the ponds that fed their ancestors while seeking to reclaim their indigenous values and land taken from them after European colonists arrived in the 17th century.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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