as in unfair
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not fair or equal
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Recent Examples of inequitable
These programs reduce shootings, interrupt cycles of retaliation and offer real alternatives where inequitable systems have failed.
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Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Too many companies integrate AI into outdated job structures, uneven feedback cultures and inequitable career design.
—Apryl Evans, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
These losses come on top of already inequitable funding systems.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Economically disadvantaged students in Austin continue to perform at inequitable rates compared to their local peers, and underperform similar students in Texas at large.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Too many companies integrate AI into outdated job structures, uneven feedback cultures and inequitable career design.
—Apryl Evans, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
These losses come on top of already inequitable funding systems.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Economically disadvantaged students in Austin continue to perform at inequitable rates compared to their local peers, and underperform similar students in Texas at large.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
Adjective
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That blame might be unfair; Trump’s tariffs and a national immigration crackdown, which are surely affecting demand and hiring, aren’t Powell’s doing.—
Jon Hilsenrath,
semafor.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Minnesota is seeking a declaration that TikTok’s practices are deceptive, unfair or unconscionable under state law, a permanent injunction against those practices, and up to $25,000 for each instance in which a Minnesota child has accessed TikTok.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Since the first South African diamond was discovered in 1867, mining has played an outsized role in shaping the country and its uniquely unequal society.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
23 Aug. 2025
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On paper the districts are equal in population; in practice the map assigns unequal electoral weight across racial lines.—
Vince Perez,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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The cause is partly accidental, but also, according to Bond, aggression is a natural outcome of an unjust society.—
John Haskell,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The ad, which included an appeal for readers to send money in support of Martin Luther King Jr. and the movement against Jim Crow, described brutal and unjust treatment of Black students and protesters in Montgomery, Alabama.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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