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
Those with lactose intolerance can also enjoy Publix’s popular ice cream, now available in quart sizes.
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
See a Specialist Food intolerances (difficulty digesting certain foods) and some gastrointestinal disorders may cause symptoms of poor gut health.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025
Regarding Thursday's vote, the White House press secretary has said the president may be open to backing primary challengers against Republicans who opposed the bill, signaling a growing intolerance for dissent within the party.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Some viewed his pursuit of perfection, marked by his unrealistically high standards, intolerance for mistakes, and insistence on working with only the best people, as the driving force behind Apple’s success.
—Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
See a Specialist Food intolerances (difficulty digesting certain foods) and some gastrointestinal disorders may cause symptoms of poor gut health.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025
Regarding Thursday's vote, the White House press secretary has said the president may be open to backing primary challengers against Republicans who opposed the bill, signaling a growing intolerance for dissent within the party.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Some viewed his pursuit of perfection, marked by his unrealistically high standards, intolerance for mistakes, and insistence on working with only the best people, as the driving force behind Apple’s success.
—Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerance
Noun
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Harvard's own antisemitism and Islamophobia task forces found widespread fear and bigotry at the university in reports released in late April.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Augustin denied that bigotry was a motive for the attack.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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The series maintains a light touch and a brisk pace while managing to touch on class disparity and cultural prejudice without ever feeling preachy or forced.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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But as with most anything, inherent prejudice reared its ugly head.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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For example, a person with strong justice, accountability, courage, drive, and integrity will need strength in dimensions such as temperance, humility, and humanity to exercise the necessary judgment, avoiding self-righteousness and dogmatism.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Unlike the India of the Cold War, which remained robustly liberal even when underperforming economically, India today, despite being more economically successful, has been markedly tainted by illiberalism and authoritarianism.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Hazony’s main project, the National Conservatism conference, has served as a hub connecting various different strands of illiberalism to each other and to power.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Furthermore and worthy of many articles, is the risk that past biases are embedded into future AI, replicating and amplifying discriminatory patterns that deplete human rights and human freedom.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Auditability: Like humans, AI should be accountable for bias and error.—
David Ferrucci,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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In an age of division and partisanship, few issues receive more universal support than clean water and the Chesapeake Bay.—
Kristin Reilly,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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Trump didn’t create partisanship, political violence or negative partisanship.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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“Intolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerance. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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