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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
The challenge for Smith was to strike a balance between depicting injustice and offering hope, a task made more difficult by the current social climate.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
The injustice is not lost on Jenny.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Years of overexposure to injustice, snuff content, and tragedy has led us all to build walls to protect ourselves from the world's pain.
—Stephen Kent, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
The injustice is not lost on Jenny.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Years of overexposure to injustice, snuff content, and tragedy has led us all to build walls to protect ourselves from the world's pain.
—Stephen Kent, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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Since at least a decade ago, protests in Morocco have often centered on regional inequities and the government’s priorities in Rabat.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement One of the most interesting perspectives came from Belarus, which called attention to the growing global inequities in AI development.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Winning another ring can wash away a lot of wrongs.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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As boomers die, many will pass massive inheritances to their children, locking in decades of unfairness.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Democrats benefited from the old media order, which seemed perfectly fair to them; Republicans believe their points of view will get better treatment under Carr’s new one, freed from decades of unfairness.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Roundabouts help eliminate the types of crashes more likely to cause serious injuries or death.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Six were taken to area hospitals with injuries and were listed in stable condition Friday afternoon.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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And as if a constant stream of social media vitriol wasn’t enough of an insult to the venerable lawns, they are subjected to constant meteorological insults as well.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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