stigmatize

as in to label
usually disapproving to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals

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Recent Examples of stigmatize Singh Pannun, however, urged against using the accident to stigmatize the broader Sikh trucking community. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025 Corpses were further stigmatized by the decline of sanitation in medieval Europe, and they’ve been associated with disease ever since. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 Opponents counter that the move stigmatizes low-income families and limits personal choice without addressing broader issues, such as food affordability and access to healthier options. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 Most states barely touch on the area of mental health when a person applies for a gun license due to concerns over privacy issues and stigmatizing people who have mental health issues, CNN has reported. Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stigmatize
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  • For example, if your first alarm is for one specific pill, some containers have compartments labeled with a number.
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    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Google hasn’t specified if there will be an eventual end date.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The 49ers have not specified what exatly happened to these body parts.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • The debut branded residential project, Liaigre said, will be built within a complex on Via San Gallo in partnership with Asia’s Capella Hotels and Resorts and will offer Capella Hotel services, Liaigre Hospitality Ventures said.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Which brands within the Ferretti portfolio are driving growth?
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  • Martinez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays last week as the team needed to clear a 40-man roster spot.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Capitol Reef was designated an International Dark Sky Park in 2015, and autumn's cool, clear nights are a great time to go constellation spotting.
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  • On September 7, dog owner Brittany U'Wren was devastated to learn that her rescue Shitzu mix, named Lexi, had escaped through the garage and disappeared from her home in Lexington, Kentucky.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For Garza, the economy is more significant, citing a poll conducted in May by sister organization LIBRE Institute that found the economy and jobs are the most pressing concern for a plurality of Latino voters at 47%, with another 35% naming inflation.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • Was this what some people called analytic contentment?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Laura Ashley has also worked with fragrance specialists Freckleface on a handmade candle called Vintage 100 that combines two of Laura’s favorite scents, English rose and wild blackberries.
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  • The numbering of the checklist items is only for convenience of reference and does not denote any semblance of priority.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Skill comes from effort Cognitive psychologists have argued that our thoughts and decisions are the result of two processing modes, commonly denoted as System 1 and System 2.
    Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • One additional tax to be aware of is what’s termed a wealth tax.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • However, instead of dedicated keys, leaping is merely a part of THE's internal command line, termed the Humane Quasimode, where other commands can be sent.
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