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Recent Examples of barbarism
Meanwhile, Oviedo and Sepúlveda’s claims that Indians were inferior were echoed in the pronouncements of any number of U.S. Presidents, who argued that the country’s expansion across the continent was justified by Indian or Mexican barbarism.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Making matters worse, the group was vehemently anti-Shia and exhibited barbarism rarely seen in modern times.
—Ariane M. Tabatabai, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2017
In repeatedly claiming that Kurdish terrorists were morally equivalent to ISIS, for example, Erdogan appeared troublingly blind to ISIS’ exceptional barbarism.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2015
Decades of Palestinian barbarism have eroded the pity reserves of a majority of the Israeli people.
—Uri Kurlianchik, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Making matters worse, the group was vehemently anti-Shia and exhibited barbarism rarely seen in modern times.
—Ariane M. Tabatabai, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2017
In repeatedly claiming that Kurdish terrorists were morally equivalent to ISIS, for example, Erdogan appeared troublingly blind to ISIS’ exceptional barbarism.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2015
Decades of Palestinian barbarism have eroded the pity reserves of a majority of the Israeli people.
—Uri Kurlianchik, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbarism
Noun
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The Black illiteracy rate in Texas was pegged at 75.4 percent.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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For incumbent directors, AI illiteracy becomes a liability targetable by activists.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Those who get their disinformation from Fox, One America News Network and Newsmax will remain clueless and continue to suffer the consequences of their ignorance.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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As Zora, Johansson is at least high-energy, yet her spirited line deliveries don’t make up for her character’s almost distressing ignorance of the dangers around her.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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“Barbarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbarism. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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