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
That provision, known as Section 2, prohibited any discriminatory voting practice or election rule that results in less opportunity for minority groups to exercise their political clout.
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Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Section 2 is broadly viewed as a means to challenge racially discriminatory election practices.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Carr, following the president’s lead, has depicted diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at companies like Disney as discriminatory and has pushed media companies to abandon those programs.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Several advocates at Sunday’s rally argued the effort to terminate TPS protections is discriminatory and dismissive of Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Section 2 is broadly viewed as a means to challenge racially discriminatory election practices.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Carr, following the president’s lead, has depicted diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at companies like Disney as discriminatory and has pushed media companies to abandon those programs.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Several advocates at Sunday’s rally argued the effort to terminate TPS protections is discriminatory and dismissive of Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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And disparities between a storm's classification, for example, and the actual damage on the ground could lead to unfair situations, disaster experts warn.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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How Florida’s new voting maps favor white voters Voting rights groups have criticized the new Florida maps as giving an unfair advantage to the GOP and the white communities that make up the majority of the party’s voter base.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop and Dunican in 2024 for misappropriating the team’s property rights and unjust enrichment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2026
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As its membership has grown much more international, there have been increasing calls for an overhaul to the international film category, which had been continually criticized as unjust, outdated and subject to political interference.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 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 10 May. 2026.
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