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
No-fault or lapse-of-time evictions typically occur at the end of the lease, and tenants argued at the rally that these types of evictions are often retaliatory or discriminatory.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Operation Breadbasket fought against discriminatory hiring practices and aimed to help African-American workers with employment growth.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
The protesters then march in objection to discriminatory union hiring practices.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The legacy of redlining and discriminatory housing policy is devastating.
—Darius Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Operation Breadbasket fought against discriminatory hiring practices and aimed to help African-American workers with employment growth.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
The protesters then march in objection to discriminatory union hiring practices.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The legacy of redlining and discriminatory housing policy is devastating.
—Darius Jones, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
Adjective
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According to a release, the staff union called for an unfair labor practice strike on Tuesday afternoon, alleging management has shown no intention to come to an agreement on the pending contract.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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One thing that Mamdani should do on property taxes is push to reform the crazy quilt and unfair system.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Trump’s immigration policies are dramatically unjust.—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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More importantly, this final job will collectively involve all of the main characters together and lead to a climax that helps tie every loose end together, reward the just and bring the unjust to justice.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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