as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
did away with differential pay scales for men and women doing the same work
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Recent Examples of differential
Their record stands at 10 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses, with 39 goals scored and 35 conceded, good for a +4 goal differential.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
America is ninth in Liga MX table with one point and a zero goal differential.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025
The top four teams, based on records and point differential, if necessary, will move into Saturday’s semifinals with a chance to advance to Sunday’s championship game.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
There are other important fluids such as those that go with the power steering, clutch and differential.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
America is ninth in Liga MX table with one point and a zero goal differential.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025
The top four teams, based on records and point differential, if necessary, will move into Saturday’s semifinals with a chance to advance to Sunday’s championship game.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
There are other important fluids such as those that go with the power steering, clutch and differential.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differential
Adjective
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By allowing immigration agents to resume racially discriminatory stops, the court has greenlit a campaign of terror that not only threatens immigrants across Los Angeles and surrounding counties but also sets a horrible precedent that will impact people nationwide.—
Norma Chavez-Peterson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Uber agreed in a settlement with the Justice Department to pay more than $2 million to tens of thousands of riders and to make policy changes after it was accused of charging discriminatory fees due to disability.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sadly, because of these two, all the sisters were tarred with the same brush, which is most unfair.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The union argued that Levine Cava’s plan to shift the $28 million expense to the Fire Rescue Department was unfair because that agency is funded solely with a special tax only paid by owners of property located outside of Miami and the other cities that have their own fire departments.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Differential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differential. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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