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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
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Other Princess reimagines the life of a Black woman navigating elite European society, where privilege and prejudice coexist.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
On cameras, the defense argued that extensive pretrial publicity could prejudice jurors, citing survey data showing 99 percent of respondents in Utah County were aware of the case and 64 percent believed Robinson was guilty based on media coverage.
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Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Noun
That is a prejudice being brought.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Other Princess reimagines the life of a Black woman navigating elite European society, where privilege and prejudice coexist.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Verb
The procurement department, in another ruling in April, found Spesshardt provided information to GPS and other division supervisors that could prejudice the outside investigators during their work.
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Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
On cameras, the defense argued that extensive pretrial publicity could prejudice jurors, citing survey data showing 99 percent of respondents in Utah County were aware of the case and 64 percent believed Robinson was guilty based on media coverage.
—
Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudice
Noun
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Meanwhile, Grok showed the strongest biases, highly favoring Catholics and Protestants while showing an aversion for Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baha’i and Hindus.
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In fact, Smith has long argued that the NFL has overlooked Black candidates at those positions because of racial bias.
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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.
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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.
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Atlanta experts in fitness and nutrition say the World Cup offers a rare opportunity for people to turn inspiration into action.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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People from throughout the nation come to the former all-Black school building to learn about this nation's history of school segregation and the landmark court case that banned it in 1954.
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At the center of that legacy is the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District, where generations of Black entrepreneurs, musicians and residents built a thriving cultural and business community during segregation.
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“Prejudice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudice. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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