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Recent Examples of prejudicial Judge Subramanian denied the defense's first motion, ruling that the questions were not prejudicial. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 June 2025 But Subramanian sided with the prosecution, which claimed that footage of Mia doing shots would be more prejudicial than probative. Nbc News, NBC news, 2 June 2025 Judge Subramanian ruled that the questioning was not prejudicial and that no objections had been raised prior to the two questions related to the fingerprints. Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 28 May 2025 The 73-page motion filed Friday alleged those errors tainted the jury with highly prejudicial evidence, and asked U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey to reverse the jury’s verdict on certain guilty counts and grant a new trial on others. Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prejudicial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudicial
Adjective
  • These dams have detrimental ecological impacts in an area that is already experiencing a high amount of litter.
    Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
  • Major Mistakes Around Culture And Values In M&A Deals • Ignoring or underestimating inaccurate rumors and gossip—these are highly detrimental to overall organizational and individual morale.
    Ashutosh Labroo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Possible issues associated with consuming too much of the spice include allergic reactions (that can range from mild irritation to serious symptoms), stomach pain and potential adverse interactions with medications such as blood thinners.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • Earth’s magnetic field naturally protects living things and Earth-orbiting satellites from most adverse effects of space weather.
    Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • One of the most common and harmful examples is the Social Security Administration phishing scam, which targets unsuspecting individuals with alarming and deceptive messages.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
  • Our students and their families will suffer because of the harmful provisions in this bill.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Kotsay said Wilson has a left wrist contusion, but that X-rays returned negative and that Wilson would be day-to-day.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
  • That projection is based on the tariffs raising $2.6 trillion overall, while being offset by $418 billion in negative impacts.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Texas and the Upper Midwest could continue to see strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail through the weekend.
    Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • These storms may bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and hail.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • In Wednesday’s poll, Mamdani had a higher net favorability rating (40% favorable to 36% unfavorable) than the net negative ratings of Cuomo (44% to 46%) and Adams (28% to 62%).
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
  • The Mumsnet user then listed some recent unfavorable restaurant outings.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • This led to the state’s adoption of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and many related laws meant to lessen the emissions that contribute to drier, hotter and increasingly dangerous conditions across the world — and to inspire other governments to follow suit.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Don’t forget the sunscreen Looking toward the rest of that sun protection, a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 will often be sufficient to protect your skin from dangerous UV radiation.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Forced to work in a more hostile environment than.when it was first established in 2019, the mission faces limited options for evacuations due to the ongoing suspension of international commercial flights, and mobility, because of gangs’ ongoing gang encirclement of Port-au-Prince.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • From retail shops to corner bodegas and independent grocery stores, the past few years have not only forced small business owners to confront staggering economic challenges, but also a needlessly hostile regulatory environment brought on by out-of-touch policymakers.
    Tosha Miller, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025

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“Prejudicial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudicial. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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