as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a group whose mission is to oppose intolerance and extremism
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Recent Examples of intolerance
Their schedule includes a few more technology demonstrations, a small trajectory correction burn, and trying on their orthostatic intolerance garments — compression clothing worn after landing to help counteract the effects on the body after returning from a microgravity environment.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In a time when polarization and intolerance threaten the democratic fabric of our nation, the image of a Seder at the Freedom Tower offers a different vision, one of solidarity rooted in shared experience.
—Brian Siegal, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Orson Scott Card wrote a whole series preoccupied with the devastating results of interspecies misunderstanding and intolerance, then followed it up with various noxious statements cementing his homophobia.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Fears of growing intolerance Many British Jews believe hostility also lies closer to home.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In a time when polarization and intolerance threaten the democratic fabric of our nation, the image of a Seder at the Freedom Tower offers a different vision, one of solidarity rooted in shared experience.
—Brian Siegal, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Orson Scott Card wrote a whole series preoccupied with the devastating results of interspecies misunderstanding and intolerance, then followed it up with various noxious statements cementing his homophobia.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Fears of growing intolerance Many British Jews believe hostility also lies closer to home.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerance
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Their gigantic bigotry drowns out their smaller accomplishments.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lourdes Maria Portugues is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice, according to Miami-Dade police.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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People want clinical insights that come fast, make perfect sense and aggressively reject traditional prejudices.—
Malana VanTyler,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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There is some methodological bias — drone kills are recorded on camera, while artillery casualties are largely invisible to analysts — but the increasing centrality of drones in the conflict is extraordinary.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Even accounting for his bias, there is no denying Miles’ prodigious skill and her ability to show up in clutch situations.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Alito and his supporters worked hard to refute any suggestion of partisanship.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Reflexive partisanship is not just politically unwise but operationally untenable.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Intolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerance. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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