nepotism

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Recent Examples of nepotism Lest you be concerned, there's no unmerited nepotism here. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025 This has provoked inevitable eye-rolling about nepotism, but Mann is a comedic star in her own right. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 Political nepotism perpetuates the recycling of the same leaders, leaving young people without representation or a voice in governance. Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 Hospital staff also accused Webb and his staff of bullying, favoritism and nepotism. Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nepotism
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Noun
  • The poster described their family’s prejudices in detail.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Doesn't everybody have a little star sign prejudice?
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Blair aims to inspire women to push harder for answers on medical issues given the traditional institutional biases.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One year after her appointment, Karki faced an impeachment motion from the ruling coalition after her bench overturned the government’s choice for police chief, a decision seen as a defense of meritocracy against political cronyism.
    Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The absence of corruption, scandal, self-dealing and cronyism makes this a revitalizing break from real-world concerns, without in any way veering into sappy idealism.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Employees grumble over who gets to park where and how offices were allocated (or who got an office with walls in the first place), exposing deep resentments about favoritism, status, and fairness.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In a statement, HNTB Vice President Mark Weber denied that the company had been shown favoritism by SANDAG.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Nepotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nepotism. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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