as in intolerance
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Recent Examples of bigotry
Mulvaney is someone who lives authentically in the face of bigotry and stands in her truth, in spite of an onslaught of hate.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
For much of the latter half of the nineteenth century, anti-Chinese bigotry had been roiling the West Coast.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
Part of being inclusive and creating inclusive spaces is being exclusive to bigotry and hostility.
—Marianne Schnall, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Dig deeper: Supreme Court to weigh nation's first religious charter school: What's at stake in blockbuster case?
'Religious bigotry is wrong’
Oklahoma’s top educator is rooting for St. Isidore.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 May 2025
For much of the latter half of the nineteenth century, anti-Chinese bigotry had been roiling the West Coast.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
Part of being inclusive and creating inclusive spaces is being exclusive to bigotry and hostility.
—Marianne Schnall, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Dig deeper: Supreme Court to weigh nation's first religious charter school: What's at stake in blockbuster case?
'Religious bigotry is wrong’
Oklahoma’s top educator is rooting for St. Isidore.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigotry
Noun
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The link between chemical intolerance and mast cell activation was prescient (though scientists like Cem Akin are waiting for empirical data to prove the connection).—
Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Dairy products: Dairy can upset the gut, especially in people with lactose intolerance.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
21 June 2025
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The series maintains a light touch and a brisk pace while managing to touch on class disparity and cultural prejudice without ever feeling preachy or forced.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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But as with most anything, inherent prejudice reared its ugly head.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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For example, a person with strong justice, accountability, courage, drive, and integrity will need strength in dimensions such as temperance, humility, and humanity to exercise the necessary judgment, avoiding self-righteousness and dogmatism.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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This suggests that permeating gender bias in the hiring process may be what’s holding back women from being hired at all levels.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Recency bias doesn't trust his ability to have an impact out West, but Brandon Graham assures NFL fans that Huff can still be very productive in the right system.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Unlike the India of the Cold War, which remained robustly liberal even when underperforming economically, India today, despite being more economically successful, has been markedly tainted by illiberalism and authoritarianism.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Hazony’s main project, the National Conservatism conference, has served as a hub connecting various different strands of illiberalism to each other and to power.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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In an age of division and partisanship, few issues receive more universal support than clean water and the Chesapeake Bay.—
Kristin Reilly,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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Trump didn’t create partisanship, political violence or negative partisanship.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigotry. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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