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prejudicing

Definition of prejudicingnext
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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Verb
  • Season-defining results turning not on the ever-growing bona fide quality of the players and the performances but on farcical decision-making.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end hours from now.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While not feasible in all work settings, adopting a practice of removing personal information about gender and other potentially biasing characteristics can increase fair and consistent performance evaluations.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • Chime has proven wildly successful in persuading new customers to open accounts.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • After reading Wuoronos’ story, Pralle began conversing with her through letters, eventually persuading Wuornos to let Pralle adopt her.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An attack by civilians on the army headquarters is the sort of cardinal sin the military is unlikely to forgive, regardless of clever lawyers and convincing legal arguments.
    Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Arizona Cardinals have finally snapped their five-game losing streak, doing so in convincing fashion with a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Prejudicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudicing. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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