as in narrow
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest
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Recent Examples of bigoted
Denny Jong, who is Asian, of leading the crude and bigoted banter.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
How long will this continue before reciting bigoted chants and bearing weapons becomes blocking Jews from buildings and harming Israeli students?
—Ellia M Torkian, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
The push for restorative justice Leone came to The Sacramento Bee with her story over the summer after the newspaper reported that Luther Burbank High biology teacher Alex Nguyen administered a final exam with bigoted questions to his students.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
But Target’s response frustrated some supporters of gay and transgender rights, who said the company caved to bigoted pressure.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
How long will this continue before reciting bigoted chants and bearing weapons becomes blocking Jews from buildings and harming Israeli students?
—Ellia M Torkian, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
The push for restorative justice Leone came to The Sacramento Bee with her story over the summer after the newspaper reported that Luther Burbank High biology teacher Alex Nguyen administered a final exam with bigoted questions to his students.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
But Target’s response frustrated some supporters of gay and transgender rights, who said the company caved to bigoted pressure.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigoted
Adjective
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On Saturday, the narrow field caused both teams to adapt to tighter spaces and quicker play.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas the Romans allied with provincial elites, enabling them to benefit from the empire’s success, the Han rulers attempted to weaken the local elites by forcing powerful families to resettle in or near the capital.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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One model he's suggested is that of a federal configuration divided into provincial units that could be tasked with local decision-making on issues such as education while still answering to a common central government.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And as the film builds toward the inevitable heartbreak and clash with intolerant family members, the emotion needed to carry such heavy subject matter simply isn’t there.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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Some individuals—many more than have allergies to milk—are intolerant to it, meaning their bodies struggle to digest dairy products, usually due to milk sugar called lactose.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This feature empowers users to opt into generating free and fair content, minimizing prejudiced outcomes and promoting inclusivity.—
Antara Dave,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Although campuses witnessed a spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, people who attend universities are significantly less prejudiced against Jews than the overall population is.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In 2015, the Syrian refugee crisis contributed to the destabilization of European politics, fueling Brexit and a rise in illiberal governance.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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After Trump became president in 2016, many worried that the Internet instead made previously liberal societies more illiberal, drenching publics with disinformation.—
Henry Farrell,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some people associate a frugal spender with a narrow-minded person who is a tightwad, a cheapskate, a penny-pincher, and worse of all an outright scrooge.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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People are going to take things and run with them and be narrow-minded or whatever or take something out of context.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Bigoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigoted. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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