injustices

plural of injustice
as in wrongs
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 injustices Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus founded the Happy Hippie Foundation to fight injustices facing homeless and LGBTQ youth as well as other vulnerable populations. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 The players have long spoken out about racial injustices and LGBTQ rights. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, Ridgway asks what responsibility bystanders must take for the injustices around them. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Community advocates say the disaster underscores long-standing environmental injustices in Eastside neighborhoods, urging faster cleanup and permanent closure of the facility. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 There are other Americans who are confronted with the reality that the injustices of the past have continued to make society separate and unequal. Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 During both the Jim Crow era and the civil-rights movement, Black scholars and activists in particular emphasized Washington’s slaveholding to make clear the deep roots of modern racial injustices. John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 In some situations, the reforms also address historical injustices that prevented citizenship from passing through earlier generations. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 And yes, even Indy needed to endure the minor injustices of a TSA security check. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustices
Noun
  • And having the club fined is also not going to cause individual players to curtail their emotions or not defend themselves against actual or perceived wrongs.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • High-poverty districts that rely on E-Rate to cover up to 90% of network costs warn cuts would force staff and program reductions and widen existing educational inequities.
    Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • No details on injuries or fatalities were included in the post, which asked community members for video footage, photographs or any information related to the shooting.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, was treated at the scene by Santa Monica PD officers until paramedics took him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Injustices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustices. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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