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
As the days mount and tension builds, inequities are exposed as often as breaks in the case.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
To walk is to encounter difference, to share the commons, to witness the city’s inequities up close.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Another piece is education, just making people more aware of the inequities that exist.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Nigeria should have issued a statement reiterating its support for South Africa’s efforts to address historical land inequities.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
While the district would adapt, the reality is that students with the greatest needs would feel the impact first, and inequities between communities would widen.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
After losing her home in a California wildfire, Timoner exposes inequities magnified by disaster.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The report's authors also highlighted inequities in the food system, noting that the diets of the world's wealthiest 30% are responsible for 70% of the environmental issues caused by food systems.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Since at least a decade ago, protests in Morocco have often centered on regional inequities and the government’s priorities in Rabat.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
To walk is to encounter difference, to share the commons, to witness the city’s inequities up close.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Another piece is education, just making people more aware of the inequities that exist.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Nigeria should have issued a statement reiterating its support for South Africa’s efforts to address historical land inequities.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
While the district would adapt, the reality is that students with the greatest needs would feel the impact first, and inequities between communities would widen.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
After losing her home in a California wildfire, Timoner exposes inequities magnified by disaster.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The report's authors also highlighted inequities in the food system, noting that the diets of the world's wealthiest 30% are responsible for 70% of the environmental issues caused by food systems.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Since at least a decade ago, protests in Morocco have often centered on regional inequities and the government’s priorities in Rabat.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequities
Noun
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And that religion, like music, can carry the sound of struggle – but also the hope of one day overcoming the injustices and inequalities of everyday life.—
Ken Chitwood,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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Precedents for pardon Maidstone’s campaign follows similar efforts elsewhere in the United Kingdom to confront historical injustices.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Following a group of illusionists, the crew uses their magical tricks to stage a series of heists and right some wrongs.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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The New York Yankees should be one of the busiest teams in baseball this winter as the organization looks to right many of the wrongs from this year.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Inequities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequities. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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