prejudging

present participle of prejudge
as in predicting
to form an opinion about (someone or something) before you have enough understanding or knowledge Officials complain that some reporters have prejudged the outcome of the investigation. She was wrong for prejudging him.

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Recent Examples of prejudging Hochul and James are doing what communists do by prejudging the facts and joining the lynch mob! — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 Referees are charged with employing strict impartiality, but at the same time are expected to be more forgiving of offenders who are ‘not that kind of player’ while not prejudging those with reputations, however well deserved. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 19 June 2026 Reporting that the 15 member schools have already decided that Texas Tech shouldn’t play Sorsby could be construed as prejudging Texas Tech and failing to honor the procedural safeguards guaranteed by the bylaws. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
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predicting
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  • Forecasters are predicting that the northeast and Mid-Atlantic will experience similar amounts of flooding as happened during a 2023 El Niño event — a record setting year.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Yet internal records show administrators had met weeks earlier to plan for the controversy, predicting both the locker room privacy concerns and the parent outrage over cut players.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Prejudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudging. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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