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Recent Examples of ethnicities
The theatre was about 75% full, with a wide range of ages, genders and ethnicities at least to the naked eye.
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Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Other ethnicities didn’t fare much better, with African American women on 27% and Asian or Pacific Islander women on 26%.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Make no mistake, these cuts would affect people in every state and of all races and ethnicities.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
They're commonly found in older people of all ethnicities.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Lund introduces us to two dozen players of varying ages and ethnicities spread across the two teams, but none of the individual characters are particularly memorable on their own terms.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
When compared to other ethnicities and races, Blacks are disproportionately affected by the health burdens and diseases that lead to organ failure and result in the need for an organ transplant, especially kidney transplants.
—Andrew Jones, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Using these factors results in successful transplants from donors of different races and ethnicities.
—Andrew Jones, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Orlando has always been a great mix of ethnicities, cultures, languages, religions, food, arts and most importantly, people.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Other ethnicities didn’t fare much better, with African American women on 27% and Asian or Pacific Islander women on 26%.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Make no mistake, these cuts would affect people in every state and of all races and ethnicities.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
They're commonly found in older people of all ethnicities.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Lund introduces us to two dozen players of varying ages and ethnicities spread across the two teams, but none of the individual characters are particularly memorable on their own terms.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
When compared to other ethnicities and races, Blacks are disproportionately affected by the health burdens and diseases that lead to organ failure and result in the need for an organ transplant, especially kidney transplants.
—Andrew Jones, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Using these factors results in successful transplants from donors of different races and ethnicities.
—Andrew Jones, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Orlando has always been a great mix of ethnicities, cultures, languages, religions, food, arts and most importantly, people.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicities
Noun
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The nationalities driving the most growth were those from Central and Southern America, as well as the Philippines, Nigeria and Afghanistan.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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While there are no national statistics tracking the nationalities of workers in the industry, our empirical studies and ongoing field research indicate that most of today’s workers are from Mexico and Guatemala.—
Kathleen Sexsmith,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our goal should be free trade with free nations.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Neither of these showed any significant differences between minorities and white drivers.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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These were broken down into broad categories, but ultimately the data analysis split people into white and minorities.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Ethnicities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicities. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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