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
Attempting to do so would only make intolerance for dissent — and the violence that intolerance breeds — worse.
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Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The trend extends far beyond those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Universities, once bastions of free thought, have too often become hostile breeding grounds for intolerance.
—Michael Curry, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The test identifies over 120 allergens, including food intolerances, environmental triggers, and household irritants.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The trend extends far beyond those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Universities, once bastions of free thought, have too often become hostile breeding grounds for intolerance.
—Michael Curry, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
The test identifies over 120 allergens, including food intolerances, environmental triggers, and household irritants.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerance
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The goal for today's audiences, Maze said, is for people to be inspired by Grunwald's story and to speak out against bigotry and hatred, especially in an era of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The brutal, provocative opening scene featuring Xavier Dolan depicting the realism of bigotry and hate is stomach-churning, but fits into the dark atmosphere of the source material.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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The poster described their family’s prejudices in detail.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Doesn't everybody have a little star sign prejudice?—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Over the past decade, as much of the world has become more chaotic and succumbed to nationalism, protectionism, and illiberalism, Japan has been a force for maintaining the stability of the international order.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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If so, or even if not, the results of illiberalism by governmental bodies on both sides of the Atlantic are clear for all to see.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Ashby’s tipping is worth monitoring In trying to disarm the Dodgers’ lineup, the Brewers leaned on their long-standing trust of reliever Aaron Ashby rather than falling into recency bias.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Blair aims to inspire women to push harder for answers on medical issues given the traditional institutional biases.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Also, Americans report less trust in institutions and experts, and studies have found growing partisanship around vaccines.—
David Higgins,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Intolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerance. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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