as in to label
usually disapproving
to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval
a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals
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Recent Examples of stigmatize
Brooklyn said Hims & Hers was created to make health and wellness solutions more accessible, particularly for treatments for conditions that some may stigmatize.
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
There also are notable gaps in the kinds of coverage China’s public health insurance covers, including the absence of coverage for dental and vision care, mental health conditions (which are heavily stigmatized), and long-term care.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
For decades, students with disabilities have faced barriers to equal education, from physical accessibility challenges to stigmatizing attitudes.
—Zena Naiditch, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite its moralistic and stigmatizing name, the Social Evil Hospital was not dedicated to reforming the characters of the women who lived within its walls, sometimes for more than a year.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Caitlin Owens, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
There also are notable gaps in the kinds of coverage China’s public health insurance covers, including the absence of coverage for dental and vision care, mental health conditions (which are heavily stigmatized), and long-term care.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
For decades, students with disabilities have faced barriers to equal education, from physical accessibility challenges to stigmatizing attitudes.
—Zena Naiditch, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Despite its moralistic and stigmatizing name, the Social Evil Hospital was not dedicated to reforming the characters of the women who lived within its walls, sometimes for more than a year.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stigmatize
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Last July, Haaretz reported that, under Landau’s direction, works on loan from the Israel Museum would not be labeled as such in foreign institutions.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Such testing is only required when a product is specifically labeled as a made for children.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Fabio Wajngarten, a lawyer for Bolsonaro, did not immediately comment on the charges but said there would be a statement, without specifying when.—
Eléonore Hughes and Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Tuesday’s comments are his most detailed yet in specifying other sectors to be hit with fresh barriers if implemented.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, an ally and duly elected leader of a nation under attack by a dictatorship, disagreed with the U.S. president, so he was branded a dictator himself.—
Penny Abeywardena,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Kelly also aimed her attacks against Democrats, branding them as controlling elites targeting people with less power.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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The gang, which was recently designated a terrorist organization, is being targeted for deportation back to their home countries.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Of the two, Huff has the advantage of being on the 40-man roster while Stassi is a non-roster invitee, which means the Giants would have to designate a player for assignment to make room.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Their Wenzel Whiskey Sherry was named both the World's Best Finished Bourbon and the Best Kentucky Finished Bourbon.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay was named Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast, further cementing his influence beyond sports commentary.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Feb. 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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The varying activity in these voxels creates patterns akin to fingerprints that denote different states of mind or types of mental activity.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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Naturally, that depends on how many items there are in the first place, a value typically denoted by n.—
Steve Nadis,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025
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The thundering poet termed the result uninspired and banal, so the other professor went into Dickinson’s 1,800-poem corpus, retrieved an obscure quatrain and presented it to the poet, who called the result banal and uninspired.—
David Galef,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Who Attends a Bridal Luncheon Also termed a bridesmaids’ luncheon, the clue’s in the name: bridal party members serve as the guests of honor here.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Stigmatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stigmatize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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