prejudgments

plural of prejudgment
as in assumptions
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something the general public's prejudgment of the accused before the trial had even started

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Noun
  • Sotter positions himself as an advocate and changemaker, willing to challenge assumptions and push conversations forward.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Discrimination and biased assumptions are among the greatest barriers facing people with Down syndrome.
    Michelle Sie Whitten, STAT, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Anderson has offered a few theories for why proximity helps.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Several members of the Kansas City Chiefs have booked rooms at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square around July 3, sources told The Times, further fueling theories that Kelce's teammates could be gathering in New York for a major celebration.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • So Boutros, no doubt suspecting political preconceptions at work, addressed the grand jurors himself.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Unlike the recent Margo’s Got Money Troubles, a series intent on adding human texture to all our preconceptions about online adult performers, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed seems more interested in the dramatic potential of intimate deceit.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
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“Prejudgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudgments. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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