as in unfair
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women
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Recent Examples of discriminatory
During oral arguments last fall, the Supreme Court appeared poised to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which has been used to counter racially discriminatory election practices.
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
There was nothing discriminatory nor racial about it.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Baltimore Police Department has been under the consent decree has been since 2017, after a 2016 Department of Justice report that outlined widespread abuse, excessive force, unlawful stops, and discriminatory policing by the city's police department.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The discriminatory culture at Beast Industries, Mavromatis argues in the lawsuit, came from the top.
—Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
There was nothing discriminatory nor racial about it.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Baltimore Police Department has been under the consent decree has been since 2017, after a 2016 Department of Justice report that outlined widespread abuse, excessive force, unlawful stops, and discriminatory policing by the city's police department.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The discriminatory culture at Beast Industries, Mavromatis argues in the lawsuit, came from the top.
—Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
Adjective
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Borrowers should also know that the FDCPA provides specific protections against abusive, deceptive or unfair collection practices.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Women really get a very, very unfair shake, even in this country [the United States].—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The lawsuit alleges breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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The court dismissed most of the defamation claims against Rhoades and the university but has yet to rule on motions to dismiss the unjust enrichment claims.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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