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
Since at least a decade ago, protests in Morocco have often centered on regional inequities and the government’s priorities in Rabat.
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CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Advertisement One of the most interesting perspectives came from Belarus, which called attention to the growing global inequities in AI development.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Moskowitz framed her plans as a way to address inequities.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Institutions serving more lower-income and first-generation students may be especially exposed if families hit caps and cannot bridge gaps without federal protections, potentially widening access inequities.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The reality is that – no matter how well-intentioned – any attempt to create special tax carve-outs such as the tips deduction inevitably creates inequities, invites abuse, and shifts the burden onto everyone else.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Travelers of color spoke up, calling out inequities and holding brands accountable.
—AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Just look at poverty, violence and health and housing inequities that have long afflicted Fairhill and West Kensington, two adjacent and heavily Puerto Rican neighborhoods in North Philadelphia.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Advertisement One of the most interesting perspectives came from Belarus, which called attention to the growing global inequities in AI development.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Moskowitz framed her plans as a way to address inequities.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Institutions serving more lower-income and first-generation students may be especially exposed if families hit caps and cannot bridge gaps without federal protections, potentially widening access inequities.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The reality is that – no matter how well-intentioned – any attempt to create special tax carve-outs such as the tips deduction inevitably creates inequities, invites abuse, and shifts the burden onto everyone else.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Travelers of color spoke up, calling out inequities and holding brands accountable.
—AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Just look at poverty, violence and health and housing inequities that have long afflicted Fairhill and West Kensington, two adjacent and heavily Puerto Rican neighborhoods in North Philadelphia.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequities
Noun
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There is no question that the study of history and its conflicts, injustices and exclusions can be dispiriting.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Winning another ring can wash away a lot of wrongs.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Inequities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequities. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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