as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
fighting laws which were grossly discriminative
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Recent Examples of discriminative
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.
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John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.
—Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021
In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020
Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products.
—Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.
—Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021
In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020
Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products.
—Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminative
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According to a settlement announced Friday between the district and the California Attorney General’s Office, the district’s open enrollment process allegedly gave an advantage to higher income families, creating discriminatory barriers for students from disadvantaged groups.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The state ordered the district to provide outside training for all administrators and history teachers to ensure instruction is not discriminatory or antisemitic.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The law also features enforcement mechanisms, which include FTC cease-and-desist orders, findings of unfair and deceptive trade practices and the capacity of states’ attorneys general to bring SPARTA cases.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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By a 57% to 24% margin, respondents said that the Oklahoma insurance commissioner was not protecting Oklahoma residents from unfair property insurance rates.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Discriminative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminative. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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