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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust
the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustice
Fannie Loue Hamer didn’t accomplish all her achievements alone; progress was built through networks of women who refused to accept injustice and instead worked to transform society for future generations.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Hussein’s killing cemented the schism between Sunni and Shiite Islam and remains a powerful symbol of resistance against oppression and injustice.
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Fadi Tawil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression are the injustices the VRA was designed to correct.
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Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
In Shiite communities, Ashoura is viewed as a symbol of struggle against injustice and tyranny.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Hussein’s killing cemented the schism between Sunni and Shiite Islam and remains a powerful symbol of resistance against oppression and injustice.
—
Fadi Tawil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression are the injustices the VRA was designed to correct.
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Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
In Shiite communities, Ashoura is viewed as a symbol of struggle against injustice and tyranny.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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Driving health inequity ERISA’s constraints on patient protections have far-reaching effects.
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Wherever Kelly Davis looked injustice in the eye, or inequity or the misuse of authority, outrage surely followed.
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Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
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Everything that can go wrong goes worse.
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The organization’s weekly Saturday rallies have also been a venue for families grieving loss through police violence, or for celebrities to speak out about unfairness in the entertainment industry.
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Still, the rhetorical and ideological excesses of the left generated a sense of unfairness that has become central to the white-identitarian project.
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In 2023, more than a decade after a experiencing season-ending racing injuries, Muniz decided to pursue his dream of NASCAR racing full-throttle and announced his return to stock car racing in the ARCA Menards Series.
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Pulisic looked rusty while getting his first start since the group stage opener when he was subbed out at halftime with a calf injury.
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According to Spell and members of his congregation, the man had a history of verbally harassing them with threats, insults and racial slurs.
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Michael Lind, the writer and New America co-founder, argues in Commonplace, the magazine of Oren Cass’s American Compass, that a decent wage and a safety net should be enough, and that handing workers a stake in capital insults the dignity of their labor.
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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