1
as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
an employer who is known to be prejudiced toward graduates from Ivy League schools
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2
as in narrow
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
racially prejudiced people have existed throughout recorded history
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as in biased
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting
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Recent Examples of prejudiced
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
An Idaho judge already agreed to move the trial venue, citing media coverage of the case and concerns that the local community is prejudiced against the suspect.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The plaintiff was prejudiced based on personal attributes and political affiliation by these companies.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Desiree confronts the prejudiced church pastor in a clash that’s not truly resolved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Humans like to put things in distinctive bins, but nature is not so prejudiced.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
An Idaho judge already agreed to move the trial venue, citing media coverage of the case and concerns that the local community is prejudiced against the suspect.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The plaintiff was prejudiced based on personal attributes and political affiliation by these companies.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Desiree confronts the prejudiced church pastor in a clash that’s not truly resolved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudiced
Adjective
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Karim, 29, says snail harvesting has proved to be profitable, beneficial and much in demand -- one of many Tunisians who say the mollusks are providing a partial solution to the nation's 40% youth unemployment rate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Apr. 2025
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Schopper's store was allegedly selling two human skull fragments for $90, a human clavicle and scapula for $90, a human rib for $35, a human vertebrae for $35 and a partial human skull for $600, the affidavit said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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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In February, Trump had a narrow net approval rating of plus 0.6 points.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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No one else with direct access to the president has been as outwardly bigoted.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Alas, when Roseanne Barr, who was warned to stay off social media, hit send on a bigoted tweet, she was removed from her own show.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rarely than focusing on individual behavior shifts to be less biased, which has proven to be ineffective, Chilazi’s research recommends focusing on debiasing the systems instead to prevent inevitable human bias.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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This week’s Liberal Media Scream puts the spotlight on CNN and its hosting of a left-wing comic so biased and X-rated that she was dumped from performing at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
7 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
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But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These factors can all contribute to MMD symptoms, such as blind spots, distorted vision, or vision loss.101112 Risk Factors People with high (severe) myopia have the highest risk of MMD, though not everyone with high myopia will develop the condition.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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