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Recent Examples of discriminative Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done. John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status. Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021 In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015. Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020 Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products. Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminative
Adjective
  • Federal officials cited the district's racial equity policies, funding formula, and discipline practices as discriminatory.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That’s when returning American veterans used their benefits to settle into suburban neighborhoods that would soon be separated by race and class through zoning policies and discriminatory lending practices.
    Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Any employer in a joint-employer relationship can be deemed liable for an unfair labor practice or other unlawful acts.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The athletes asked the state to amend regulations to keep biological males from joining girls’ teams or using female locker rooms, saying the lack of clear rules was unfair and unsafe.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Discriminative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminative. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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