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verb

past tense of prejudice
as in biased
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 prejudiced
Adjective
Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order). John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025 The 28-year-old from Vineland, New Jersey, took to social media and threw a prejudiced tantrum aimed at the entire country of Mexico. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Humans like to put things in distinctive bins, but nature is not so prejudiced. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025 An Idaho judge already agreed to move the trial venue, citing media coverage of the case and concerns that the local community is prejudiced against the suspect. Rebekah Riess, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prejudiced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudiced
Adjective
  • This partial transcript has been edited for clarity and length.
    Walk On, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Many employers were in partial compliance with the PUMP Act, by having either a private lactation space or a written policy, but not both.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Under the new Medicare Advantage plan, retirees would face narrower provider networks and potentially higher out-of-pocket expenses for out-of-network care.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • In March, Stefanik had to give up plans to represent the U.S. at the United Nations amid concerns that House Republicans, working with a narrow majority, couldn’t afford to lose her vote.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.
    Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Union members shared other experiences and stories, including those of an increasingly hostile work environment for some.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There is perhaps no one with direct access to the president who has been as outwardly and vociferously racist and bigoted.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • At its worst, her rhetoric is bigoted and myopic, perpetuating antiblack stereotypes in her psychosexual analysis of racial hierarchy in the United States.
    Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Additional allegations included the denial of religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for military personnel, biased treatment of Christian Foreign Service Officers, and efforts to suppress Christian expression in federal schools and agencies.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The government, Cramer asserted, is biased against Apple and Nvidia, the latter of which designs semiconductors that have been highly in demand across the world.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
  • There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.
    Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The constant consumption showcased on social media represents a distorted reality.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 1 May 2025
  • Other creations focused on pushing the sliders in the character generator to the extreme, with heavily distorted features and proportions.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Prejudiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudiced. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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