prejudicing

present participle of prejudice
as in turning
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 prejudicing McIlrath said prosecutors and other investigating agencies are ethically prohibited from sharing information or making statements that could harm the fairness of legal process by influencing witnesses or prejudicing the grand jury. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Kenney and co-counsel Sheryl Leung objected to the request, calling it prior restraint on speech and arguing that the prosecution has not said anything publicly that could be seen as prejudicing potential jurors. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 While trying to clarify the results of the report to reporters, Ballard also referenced the strength of the state’s case against Tyler Robinson – statements the judge on Friday found risked prejudicing the jury pool. Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 Whitehead emphasized that district courts possess broad discretion in managing their dockets and found that further delay would risk prejudicing the plaintiffs given the ongoing effects of the suspension and associated agency actions. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudicing
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  • But that doesn’t mean the show is cured of its worst instincts, like turning people’s very serious, consequential life problems into entertainment.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That rare constellation of stars aligned Sunday, turning a lucrative trading card show into a priceless event for Florida fans.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • But in watermarking the text, AI systems readjust the probability of each of those possible words, biasing the model subtly in favor of some words over others.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Text watermarks work by biasing the model’s word choices in a pattern spread across the entire document, only detectable in aggregate by the right tool.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In March, one of DraftKings’ cofounders, Matthew Kalish, stepped down as president—but not before persuading the board to approve a series of potentially lucrative deals to benefit his new marketing company.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • According to sources close to the player, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, an early-summer meeting with Howe in London proved crucial in persuading Steur to move to Tyneside.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Carroll hasn’t had much luck convincing Montpelier to offer state tax credits.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Today, some are convincing enough to fool experts, helped along by a market where documentation is scarce and comprehensive catalogs and archives are rare.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Prejudicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudicing. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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