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
As a result, the Education Department under Obama warned schools that policies that led to students of certain racial groups being suspended or expelled at much higher rates could be discriminatory.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025
Both reference — pejoratively — the same Obama administration letter from 2014 that noted disparities in how punishment was administered in schools, and warned against discriminatory discipline.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Due to the long legacy of discriminatory practices like redlining — which denied mortgage insurance in or near Black neighborhoods — Black Coloradans are now 50% less likely than white Coloradans to own a home.
—Bianka Emerson, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
The logical conclusion is that discriminatory speech is an issue everywhere the sport is played with people from disparate backgrounds.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025
Both reference — pejoratively — the same Obama administration letter from 2014 that noted disparities in how punishment was administered in schools, and warned against discriminatory discipline.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Due to the long legacy of discriminatory practices like redlining — which denied mortgage insurance in or near Black neighborhoods — Black Coloradans are now 50% less likely than white Coloradans to own a home.
—Bianka Emerson, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
The logical conclusion is that discriminatory speech is an issue everywhere the sport is played with people from disparate backgrounds.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
Adjective
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But critics argue that no taxes on tips is a costly, unfair tax break that will benefit few lower-income Americans.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Sometimes, there are unfair expectations put on children of professional athletes.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Independent jurors can blunt the force of immoral laws and arbitrary prosecutions by refusing to subject their neighbors to unjust laws or overtly cruel punishment.—
Mike Fox,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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About 80 percent of all respondents—including half of those who are U.S. citizens—called Trump's decision to end TPS unjust.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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