Definition of discriminativenext

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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
  • From this perspective, removing Barrera was presented as a response to language viewed as discriminatory, not to the broader political position of supporting Palestinian rights.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, the California Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that denying educational employment opportunities to undocumented students is discriminatory — signaling to supporters that the bill had a chance.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Amid ongoing disputes that have rattled a city office at the center of complaints for months, a grievance is pending in which a worker claims unfair treatment, discrimination and that he was denied a deserved promotion.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Some of that's going to be fair criticism, some of it's going to be unfair criticism.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Discriminative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminative. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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