as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color
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Recent Examples of discriminate
Stopping renter protections This law blocks local governments from making or enforcing laws that prohibit landlords from discriminating against renters with housing vouchers, in addition to other categories.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Miyares also suggested the female swimmers who were discriminated against are eligible to seek financial damages because the school’s policy violated the VHRA, as per state code.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Post-affirmative action admissions The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in June 2023 in a landmark case against Harvard University, brought by advocacy nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions, which alleged that the school discriminated against white and Asian students.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Advocates worry the decision removes federal oversight and accountability, which could lead to school districts opting to discriminate against English learners.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Miyares also suggested the female swimmers who were discriminated against are eligible to seek financial damages because the school’s policy violated the VHRA, as per state code.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Post-affirmative action admissions The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in June 2023 in a landmark case against Harvard University, brought by advocacy nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions, which alleged that the school discriminated against white and Asian students.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Advocates worry the decision removes federal oversight and accountability, which could lead to school districts opting to discriminate against English learners.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminate
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The Training Day star attributed the shift in how people came to pronounce his name to his mother, who needed a way to differentiate between him and his father, who shares the same name.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rule dates back to the 19th century and was founded by old-money circles in the Northeast to differentiate themselves from the nouveau riche trying to infiltrate the social elite.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Code does not distinguish between voluntary and involuntary expatriation.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its data did not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Discriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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