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
The right is being horrifyingly plain in bleating their bigotry, but they’re also lost in linguistic obscurities.
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
But the gifted Argentinian auteur has never tackled the issue as directly as in Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra), a searing and detailed chronicle of murder, bigotry and robbery on a massive scale that also marks the director’s first feature-length documentary.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Call it the bigotry of low geological expectations.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
No matter how far Fuentes pushes his bigotry, his influence continues to rise.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
But the gifted Argentinian auteur has never tackled the issue as directly as in Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra), a searing and detailed chronicle of murder, bigotry and robbery on a massive scale that also marks the director’s first feature-length documentary.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Call it the bigotry of low geological expectations.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
No matter how far Fuentes pushes his bigotry, his influence continues to rise.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigotry
Noun
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Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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These moments remind us that the work of peace must also begin at home, in towns, schools, and neighborhoods, wherever intolerance and resentment take root across the world.—
Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The poster described their family’s prejudices in detail.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Doesn't everybody have a little star sign prejudice?—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The midi dress featured some 1930s inspiration, with a bias cut and sash detailing adorned with a floral appliqué.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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There was no reporter on the ground with bias.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Over the past decade, as much of the world has become more chaotic and succumbed to nationalism, protectionism, and illiberalism, Japan has been a force for maintaining the stability of the international order.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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If so, or even if not, the results of illiberalism by governmental bodies on both sides of the Atlantic are clear for all to see.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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But partisanship aside, what possible reason would Johnson have to stall Grijalva’s swearing-in?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Local government should be close to the community—listening to residents, using data responsibly, and avoiding partisanship or special interest influence in areas like school governance.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigotry. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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