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
In the 1700s, that began to change as American colonists took the land through brutal warfare, inequitable treaties and exploitative policies.
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Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
That labor sustains an inequitable tech economy in which a handful of companies, including Meta, Google and Amazon, rake in profit and enrich their shareholders.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Collective stories and testimonies about police violence represent powerful resistance strategies against inequitable policing and racist socioeconomic and political regimes.
—Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Women in particular carry the brunt of it, juggling inequitable pay, workplace sexism, and a political environment that treats their rights like bargaining chips.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
That labor sustains an inequitable tech economy in which a handful of companies, including Meta, Google and Amazon, rake in profit and enrich their shareholders.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Collective stories and testimonies about police violence represent powerful resistance strategies against inequitable policing and racist socioeconomic and political regimes.
—Lashawn Harris
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Women in particular carry the brunt of it, juggling inequitable pay, workplace sexism, and a political environment that treats their rights like bargaining chips.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
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Officially, Buc-ee's is suing IP Holdings for trademark infringement and unfair competition.—
Rhyma Castillo,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The lawmakers contend the state’s loose regulation of insurer secrecy is unfair to homeowners who are required to purchase insurance to obtain mortgage loans.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Nhlanhla Zuma 60 Minutes South Africa remains one of the world's most economically unequal countries.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The cacophonous construction in the film opening scene is of a ramshackle company hut for Junior’s whole family to live in — nothing more than a one-room shed, it’s cramped and unequal to the coming rainy season.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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The letter, an admonition to King’s fellow faith leaders, describes a moral responsibility to break laws that are unjust.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s immigration policies are dramatically unjust.—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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