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Decolonizing meaning

present participle and gerund of decolonize

Using Decolonizing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of decolonize
  • In the example corpus, decolonizing often appears in combinations such as: decolonizing data.

Context around Decolonizing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

anishinaabe 1× times 1×

Often after:

data 2× global 1× roller 1×

Sentence patterns with Decolonizing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

claiming anishinaabe decolonizing the human 1× decolonizing data is 1× decolonizing data means 1× week s decolonizing global health 1× york times decolonizing roller derby 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

decolonizing data is 1× decolonizing data means 1× dr madhukar pai 1× i was reminded 1× team indigenous takes 1×

Common sentence endings:

conference at duke 1× decolonizing roller derby 1× for our people 1× the human spirit 1× us to gather 1×

Words around Decolonizing

Just before it in the word index:

decolonize 7 decolonization 37 decolonising 4 decolonised 2 decolonise 4 decolonisation 26

Just after it in the word index:

decolorization 4 decolorize 3 decometer 2 decommission 24 decommissioned 148 decommissioning 99

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Decolonizing

  • In this selection, "decolonizing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, anishinaabe, times, data, global and roller stand out and add context to how "decolonizing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include claiming anishinaabe decolonizing the human and decolonizing data is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "decolonizing" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with decolonizing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Team Indigenous Takes Up the Challenge - The New York Times‘Decolonizing’ Roller Derby? (13 words)

Dr. Madhukar Pai was a speaker at last week's Decolonizing Global Health 2020 Conference at Duke. (17 words)

Decolonizing data is about controlling our own story, and making decisions based on what is best for our people. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

I was reminded of those childhood and teenage memories after reading Lynn Gehl’s book called “Claiming Anishinaabe:Decolonizing the Human Spirit”. (22 words)

Decolonizing data means that the community itself is the one determining what is the information they want us to gather. (20 words)

Decolonizing data is about controlling our own story, and making decisions based on what is best for our people. (19 words)

Question examples

Team Indigenous Takes Up the Challenge - The New York Times‘Decolonizing’ Roller Derby? (13 words)

Example sentences (5)

Dr. Madhukar Pai was a speaker at last week's Decolonizing Global Health 2020 Conference at Duke.

Decolonizing data is about controlling our own story, and making decisions based on what is best for our people.

Decolonizing data means that the community itself is the one determining what is the information they want us to gather.

I was reminded of those childhood and teenage memories after reading Lynn Gehl’s book called “Claiming Anishinaabe:Decolonizing the Human Spirit”.

Team Indigenous Takes Up the Challenge - The New York Times‘Decolonizing’ Roller Derby?

Common combinations with decolonizing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "decolonizing" in a sentence?
An example: "Dr. Madhukar Pai was a speaker at last week's Decolonizing Global Health 2020 Conference at Duke." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "decolonizing" from authentic English texts.
What does "decolonizing" mean?
Decolonizing means: present participle and gerund of decolonize
How many example sentences with "decolonizing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "decolonizing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.