as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
did away with differential pay scales for men and women doing the same work
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Recent Examples of differential
Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (point differential):
▪ To be determined, but the Kings (+0.2) currently lead the Mavericks (-0.9) and Suns (-2.5).
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
France and Italy tied for the group win, with France taking it on goal differential.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Booker was named her conference’s player of the year for the second consecutive season and leads a Longhorns program that is No. 2 in points differential per 100 possessions.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Fulham has 48 points, which means a win by Bournemouth would even the team in points and put Bournemouth in front due to the place differential.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025
France and Italy tied for the group win, with France taking it on goal differential.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Booker was named her conference’s player of the year for the second consecutive season and leads a Longhorns program that is No. 2 in points differential per 100 possessions.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Fulham has 48 points, which means a win by Bournemouth would even the team in points and put Bournemouth in front due to the place differential.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differential
Adjective
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While laws prohibit discriminatory termination, at-will employment provides a convenient mask.—
Sherry Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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But because of their Palestinian identity, they are confined to second-class citizenship by laws enshrining the country’s Jewish character and by discriminatory practices intended to prevent them from achieving equality with Jewish Israelis.—
Asad Ghanem,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The independent agency is in charge of investigating and adjudicating complaints about unfair labor practices and protecting U.S. workers' rights to form unions.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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OpenAI filed a countersuit earlier this month accusing Musk of unfair competition.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Differential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differential. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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