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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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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Lactose Intolerance For some people with lactose intolerance, dairy can have the same effect as fiber.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s the bias, that’s the prejudice.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory of the disease and seek the truth that will heal it.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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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
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Aaron Ashby’s tipping is worth monitoring In trying to disarm the Dodgers’ lineup, the Brewers leaned on their long-standing trust of reliever Aaron Ashby rather than falling into recency bias.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Blair aims to inspire women to push harder for answers on medical issues given the traditional institutional biases.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
14 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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Also, Americans report less trust in institutions and experts, and studies have found growing partisanship around vaccines.—
David Higgins,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigotry. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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