as in injustices
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits
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Recent Examples of inequities
Over time, these inequities unfold through policy, practice and embodied harms.
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Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The disproportionate impact on Black and Latino youth further compounds systemic inequities and perpetuates cycles of harm.
—Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
This led to complaints of inequities.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
City Hall may dominate attention, but Tolbert also is grappling with police staffing shortfalls, aging infrastructure, uneven services and neighborhood inequities.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
But in reality, the amendment would eliminate programs and initiatives that address historical and persisting inequities and discrimination.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
His path into science was shaped by early exposure to chemistry, personal experiences with health care inequities and a belief that scientific knowledge can be used to protect communities rather than exclude them.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
His model does not fix financing for filmmakers without audience, marketing costs for unknown projects, discoverability for first-time directors, or the structural inequities in visibility.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
Progress at the population level can mask growing inequities beneath the surface.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The disproportionate impact on Black and Latino youth further compounds systemic inequities and perpetuates cycles of harm.
—Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
This led to complaints of inequities.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
City Hall may dominate attention, but Tolbert also is grappling with police staffing shortfalls, aging infrastructure, uneven services and neighborhood inequities.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
But in reality, the amendment would eliminate programs and initiatives that address historical and persisting inequities and discrimination.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
His path into science was shaped by early exposure to chemistry, personal experiences with health care inequities and a belief that scientific knowledge can be used to protect communities rather than exclude them.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
His model does not fix financing for filmmakers without audience, marketing costs for unknown projects, discoverability for first-time directors, or the structural inequities in visibility.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
Progress at the population level can mask growing inequities beneath the surface.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequities
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Focusing on social dynamics, injustices, and local issues in our neighborhoods or cities will be necessary.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
21 Jan. 2026
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Lee suffered other injustices, including the four traumatic deaths of her infant children.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Righting a couple of wrongs that everybody was talking about.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Was this award created, to some degree, to right Emmy wrongs?—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inequities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequities. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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