1
as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
an employer who is known to be prejudiced toward graduates from Ivy League schools
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2
as in narrow
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
racially prejudiced people have existed throughout recorded history
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as in turned
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
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Reyes agreed, using Noem’s own words to showcase the administration’s prejudiced decision to end TPS.
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Miami Herald Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
The appellate court found that consolidating the cases prejudiced the jury.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Doing so might help Ortiz avoid being prejudiced by the evidence against Clase.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Reyes agreed, using Noem’s own words to showcase the administration’s prejudiced decision to end TPS.
—
Miami Herald Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
For their part, Berman and Bryant have a reason to be prejudiced against trees, but Berman doesn’t hold a grudge after a tree crushed one of their cars on Bryant’s birthday nine years ago.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
The appellate court found that consolidating the cases prejudiced the jury.
—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudiced
Adjective
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Instead, the moon will appear to take a bite from the sun, with the most significant partial views in Alaska, Atlantic Canada, and parts of New England.
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Hassan said Salah underwent physiotherapy this week and an evaluation from the medical team before rejoining the team for a partial practice on Wednesday.
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Many of Haaland’s bags are actually Haut à Courroies (HAC), the model that the Birkin is based off, but with a slightly taller and narrower profile.
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But with 10,000 baby boomers reportedly retiring every day and millions of businesses approaching a transition point, the window to get it right is narrow.
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Within days of the pool being refilled in early June, the water had turned green and algae-clouded amid a heat wave in Washington, DC that saw temperatures reach 100 degrees.
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All the whistles, reviews and ejections turned the final period into an absolute marathon.
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And until a Black commentator is held responsible for making openly hostile remarks about White people, nothing will change.
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For example, in March, the crypto exchange Kraken put its multibillion‑dollar IPO on hold amid hostile market conditions, according to CoinDesk.
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Others warned that Emmer’s comments and the growing animosity towards Somali- and Muslim-American communities marked a regression to a more bigoted era in the United States.
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That means that, every once in a while, when someone is saying bigoted things or acting aggressively around other customers, they get kicked out.
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The Supreme Court's conservative majority found, however, that Haitians suing the administration were unlikely to succeed in their argument that the administration's actions were racially biased.
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The ad campaign quickly triggered a wave of comments siding with the show, a contrast to complaints earlier in the FCC proceeding that complained that The View was biased.
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Through a slurry of distorted guitars and deadpan singing, the album brushes against grief, addiction, and abandonment through a layer of gauzy nonchalance.
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Latvian intelligence argues that Putin is not only looking for ways to pressure NATO countries to back off Ukraine, but may also be receiving distorted assessments from inside his own system — raising the risk that Russia could misjudge Western resolve.
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They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment.
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In the most parochial place that ever was or ever will be, authenticity functions as a means of psychic gatekeeping, and someone who doesn’t speak the lingua Francona isn’t someone who’s worth listening to when the game’s on.
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“Prejudiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudiced. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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