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
On Thursday, she was joined by fellow House Democrats all denouncing the travel ban as a discriminatory practice against Black and Brown nations.
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Jennings flatly rejected assertions that the administration hasn’t been discriminatory.
—Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Public advocacy can take many forms: supporting advocacy organizations, opposing discriminatory legislation, joining business coalitions for equality, or simply making internal statements that acknowledge current challenges.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Not allowing manicurists to be classified as independent contractors under the state’s labor law is discriminatory, a new lawsuit from a group of nail salons in Southern California alleges.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Jennings flatly rejected assertions that the administration hasn’t been discriminatory.
—Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Public advocacy can take many forms: supporting advocacy organizations, opposing discriminatory legislation, joining business coalitions for equality, or simply making internal statements that acknowledge current challenges.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Not allowing manicurists to be classified as independent contractors under the state’s labor law is discriminatory, a new lawsuit from a group of nail salons in Southern California alleges.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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Way back in 2018, the EU fined Google for using its Android operating system market share to stymie rivals by giving its own apps unfair advantage through pre-installation deals with mobile handset makers.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Beyond the allegation that ONE, in the pursuit of profit, illegally gave up space that should have been assigned to QVC and Cornerstone, the companies also alleged that the freight company charged unjust demurrage and detention fees.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
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In the class action, V.T. is, therefore, seeking general and aggravated damages for pain, emotional distress, and lost income, along with compensation for overpayment and unjust enrichment.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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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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There's clearly larger work to be done in the diversity & inclusion space to help reduce discriminative hiring practices.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2023
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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