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
District Attorney Summer Stephan reminded the crowd that San Diego is not free of its own tragedies spurned by antisemitic hate and bigotry, including instances of hateful graffiti vandalizing a synagogue and destruction of a menorah at The Chabad House at San Diego State University.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
While fictional, Joel’s compassion and care can’t help but feel like counterprogramming to the cynical everyday horrors of violent deportations, open bigotry from leading politicians, measles outbreaks and the return of whole milk (kidding!
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The real battle here is in turning ourselves away from the lure of bigotry and greed.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Inside the Downtown Denver Islamic Center CBS That sense of peace has not been tested lately, but nationwide incidents of bigotry and anti-Islamic sentiment have been on the rise, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations' 2025 Civil Rights Report.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
While fictional, Joel’s compassion and care can’t help but feel like counterprogramming to the cynical everyday horrors of violent deportations, open bigotry from leading politicians, measles outbreaks and the return of whole milk (kidding!
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The real battle here is in turning ourselves away from the lure of bigotry and greed.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Inside the Downtown Denver Islamic Center CBS That sense of peace has not been tested lately, but nationwide incidents of bigotry and anti-Islamic sentiment have been on the rise, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations' 2025 Civil Rights Report.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigotry
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Since being diagnosed with a number of maladies over the years, including hypothyroidism, leaky gut and a gluten intolerance, McCarthy has been on a quest to put better things not only in her body but on her body.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a related phenomenon, many people in East Asia have an intolerance to alcohol caused by a genetic variation that came about relatively recently during the period of rice domestication.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Supreme Court of New York subsequently ruled that the case be discontinued with prejudice, meaning that it cannot be filed again.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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Research has shown that having contact with those outside our own group reduces prejudice and increases trust and the willingness to forgive, which is fundamental to our growth both individually and collectively.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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And many folks thought that that was a type of dogmatism and inflexibility that was not productive.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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And there is also the power of confirmation bias.—
Lauren Wilson,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Was there a regional bias at play?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Civilized values worth fighting for Moreover, America’s justice system must be delivered from partisanship and corruption.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Here in California, our determination to defend our own laws, to hold fast to climate protections and civil rights, felt no longer like partisanship but survival.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigotry. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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