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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust
the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustice
Today, as America reckons with its historical and contemporary racial injustices, Juneteenth serves as a poignant reminder of how easily freedoms can be compromised.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Five years since 17-year-old Darnella Frazier stood outside Cup Foods, raised her phone and bore witness to nine minutes and 29 seconds that would galvanize a global movement against racial injustice.
—Allissa V. Richardson, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
The museum operates two sites: the Bibb House, focusing on slavery and emancipation until 1865, and The Bottom, highlighting the post–Civil War resilience and civil rights efforts of a community shaped by segregation and racial injustice.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
In the face of injustice, silence is not an option.
—Breana Skiles, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Five years since 17-year-old Darnella Frazier stood outside Cup Foods, raised her phone and bore witness to nine minutes and 29 seconds that would galvanize a global movement against racial injustice.
—Allissa V. Richardson, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
The museum operates two sites: the Bibb House, focusing on slavery and emancipation until 1865, and The Bottom, highlighting the post–Civil War resilience and civil rights efforts of a community shaped by segregation and racial injustice.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
In the face of injustice, silence is not an option.
—Breana Skiles, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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Even as the county celebrates progress, Tsai emphasized that longstanding inequities, especially those related to race, poverty and access to care, continue to shape overdose risks.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Despite their diversity, these groups share common threads of systemic exclusion from traditional financial services, contributing to persistent inequities in wealth and opportunity.—
Kevin Cohee,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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With Section 899, Republicans are trying to test the truism about two wrongs not making a right.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The plan must also force Israel to stop its bulldozing of buildings, seizure of Palestinian lands, and creation of ever-more Jewish settlements in the West Bank—and pay full reparations for all of these enormous wrongs.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The injury happened with 4:55 left in the first quarter.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Beyond those two alternatives with Robinson and Johnson, there also could be a waiting game with Dru Smith beyond the wait already in place from his December Achilles injury.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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The president and the governor are having a momentous fight about constitutional rights in the courts, and flaming each other with insults and photoshopped memes on Truth Social and X. The ICE raids have thrown some Angelenos into a state of fear and virtual hiding.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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And while many residents and officials in Los Angeles have sought to tamp down reactions to the sometimes-violent protests, President Donald Trump and his administration have appeared to fan the flames, hurling insults in social media posts and encouraging an aggressive response to protests.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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