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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
her lifelong prejudice against doing "dirty" jobs
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as in racism
hatred of or discrimination against a person or persons based on their race
fought racial prejudice through the use of the court system
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as in to bias
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting
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Recent Examples of prejudice
Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Always revolving around a murder, the show has incorporated dramatic moments from weddings to births to prison and prejudice.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The average person might be prejudiced, and what could be more unreasonable than prejudice?
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Finding similarity and common ground is often an important step in reducing prejudice and resolving conflict.
—Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Always revolving around a murder, the show has incorporated dramatic moments from weddings to births to prison and prejudice.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Verb
Sources indicated at the time that the concern was that anything emerging from such a meeting could potentially affect or prejudice the work of British law enforcement or any legal action that may or may not follow.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
The average person might be prejudiced, and what could be more unreasonable than prejudice?
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudice
Noun
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One of the most pervasive cognitive biases is the confirmation bias.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
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The center offers first-year seminars for new students and a yearlong, co-curricular residential program for undergraduates that helps people learn to be open-minded, recognize personal cognitive biases and work collaboratively with others even if there are disagreements, according to its website.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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While racism’s roots run deep in America and many factors contribute to it, Florida’s Republican leaders have spent the last eight years helping stoke the fires.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
13 Mar. 2026
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Vampires emerge not as mere monsters but as spectral embodiments of racism’s unending drain on Black life in the South, a haunting metaphor for generational trauma.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Kelce, who will turn 37 years old in the middle of the season, is looking to rebound from a bit of a down season.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The Knicks used their experience and moxie to hold off the exuberant young Spurs’ early game runs, eventually turning the screws in the second and third quarters to build solid leads.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The latest work examined the internal arrangement and segregation of the reactor system, shielding requirements, and the impact on cargo deck layout and vehicle capacity, alongside stability and trim implications linked to the reactor’s weight and positioning.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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These housing communities were largely underfunded, poorly maintained and often exacerbated issues of racial and economic segregation in American cities.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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“Prejudice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudice. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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