as in unfair
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women
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Recent Examples of discriminatory
And the report acknowledges the heavy, ongoing role that discriminatory housing policies in the 1930s have played in that ranking.
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
The woman, whom Knox News is not naming because she is not directly involved in the case, thought the comment was not just wrong but discriminatory.
—Tyler Whetstone, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Disability advocates gathered in front of Hartford’s Superior Court on Thursday to announce a lawsuit that contends that the lower income requirements for the disabled to qualify for Medicaid are discriminatory and violate the state constitution.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
Through their own initiatives, these activists have secured equal pay for Paralympic athletes and changed discriminatory terminology in Major League Baseball.
—Jay Ruderman, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
The woman, whom Knox News is not naming because she is not directly involved in the case, thought the comment was not just wrong but discriminatory.
—Tyler Whetstone, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Disability advocates gathered in front of Hartford’s Superior Court on Thursday to announce a lawsuit that contends that the lower income requirements for the disabled to qualify for Medicaid are discriminatory and violate the state constitution.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
Through their own initiatives, these activists have secured equal pay for Paralympic athletes and changed discriminatory terminology in Major League Baseball.
—Jay Ruderman, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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Critics argue that the lack of competition and captive audience at airports give vendors unfair pricing power.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The administration accuses other countries of erecting unfair trade barriers to keep out American exports and using underhanded tactics to promote their own.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Family members said their younger brother was shot and killed by San Diego police on Friday, condemning his killing as unjust and disputing authorities’ assertion that he was armed.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The act wasn’t fully repealed until 1965, when it was recognized how unjust and discriminatory this legislation was, though elements of it remain in our current system.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2025
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Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2024
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There's clearly larger work to be done in the diversity & inclusion space to help reduce discriminative hiring practices.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2023
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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