as in indigenous
belonging to a particular place by birth or origin
the fish is not an endemic species of the lake, and it is rapidly devouring the native trout population
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Recent Examples of endemic
Modeling indicates the country will lose its elimination status and that measles will once again become endemic in the US.
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ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
The three islands are home to more than 800 endemic plant and animal species, many of which are threatened by invasive mice, feral cats, and pigs.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
In this nightmare scenario, the models predicted, measles would become endemic in less than five years, rubella in less than 20, and polio would have a roughly 50 percent chance of becoming endemic in some 20 years.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Ayling-Ellis has been deaf since birth, but that quality was not endemic to the character as originally conceived.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
The three islands are home to more than 800 endemic plant and animal species, many of which are threatened by invasive mice, feral cats, and pigs.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
In this nightmare scenario, the models predicted, measles would become endemic in less than five years, rubella in less than 20, and polio would have a roughly 50 percent chance of becoming endemic in some 20 years.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Ayling-Ellis has been deaf since birth, but that quality was not endemic to the character as originally conceived.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endemic
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European settlers generally took over and developed the most fertile land, eventually erasing signs of past indigenous practices with their own plowing and development.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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Researchers worked in collaboration with indigenous communities, various international institutions and archaeologists, according to the release, and were able to study over 800 DNA samples from ancient human remains and recent medical cases showing signs of leprosy.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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The evolutionary anthropologist Joseph Henrich has summoned the example of the aboriginal Tasmanians, who were cut off from mainland Australia about ten thousand years ago.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Before the colonization of Australia, many aboriginal people buried dingoes with rites indistinguishable from those used for humans.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2024
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“Endemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endemic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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