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
This lack of clarity can directly impact health outcomes and exacerbate existing inequities for Black women.
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2026
None of this diminishes the need to address longstanding inequities in New York City’s property tax system.
—Martha E. Stark, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
According to Proskauer, a Title IX consultant Duke had engaged around that time had raised concerns about inequities in facilities and other resources when judging comparable sports, like men’s and women’s basketball, or baseball and softball.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
But many of the concerns that motivated the group’s formation still abound, centered around structural inequities in health care, employment and education.
—Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
The history of Dunbar Memorial Hospital offers a blueprint for addressing health inequities today.
—Anita Moncrease, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
An increase in staffing at the replay command center during windows with more games would not solve all of the inequities in comparison to higher-profile games, which feature significantly more cameras used by the broadcasters.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Education researchers say this disparity leads to major inequities in learning, because a single suspension can have a cascading effect on a student’s academic trajectory years afterward.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
The film reveals racial inequities, too, as suspects who are preponderantly not white are brought before prosecutors who almost uniformly are.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2026
None of this diminishes the need to address longstanding inequities in New York City’s property tax system.
—Martha E. Stark, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
According to Proskauer, a Title IX consultant Duke had engaged around that time had raised concerns about inequities in facilities and other resources when judging comparable sports, like men’s and women’s basketball, or baseball and softball.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
But many of the concerns that motivated the group’s formation still abound, centered around structural inequities in health care, employment and education.
—Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
The history of Dunbar Memorial Hospital offers a blueprint for addressing health inequities today.
—Anita Moncrease, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
An increase in staffing at the replay command center during windows with more games would not solve all of the inequities in comparison to higher-profile games, which feature significantly more cameras used by the broadcasters.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Education researchers say this disparity leads to major inequities in learning, because a single suspension can have a cascading effect on a student’s academic trajectory years afterward.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
The film reveals racial inequities, too, as suspects who are preponderantly not white are brought before prosecutors who almost uniformly are.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequities
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These historical injustices cannot be separated from contemporary policy messaging.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Black Panthers were about rebellion and pointing out the injustices that occurred daily on the streets of the Black community.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2020, a demand to redress historic wrongs grew following the murder of George Floyd and the national Black Lives Matter movement.—
Ara Rosenthal,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The arc of a wrongful-conviction story bends toward exoneration and release—a flawed but heartening correction of past wrongs.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Inequities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequities. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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