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Recent Examples of unequally
In Houston, cost-of-living concerns were more unequally felt than in Chicago.
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Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
Other benefits — like health insurance or leave policies — are also unequally distributed.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs’ claimed that the map violates the First Amendment by disenfranchising some voters and treating them unequally due to their race and viewpoint.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Under the board’s interpretation, the law also would treat candidates for the Illinois House and Senate unequally because House members need to run for office every two years and Senate candidates have one, 2-year term and two, 4-year terms each decade, Kasper said.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
Other benefits — like health insurance or leave policies — are also unequally distributed.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs’ claimed that the map violates the First Amendment by disenfranchising some voters and treating them unequally due to their race and viewpoint.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Under the board’s interpretation, the law also would treat candidates for the Illinois House and Senate unequally because House members need to run for office every two years and Senate candidates have one, 2-year term and two, 4-year terms each decade, Kasper said.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unequally
Adverb
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Everyone does it differently, including your husband.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Form Energy’s batteries work very differently from most large batteries today.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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With the litigation settlement, there will be no power sharing among a group of diversely opinionated siblings.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Is Dunk, after all this, going to decide to save this kid who is just going to be thrown to the wolves otherwise?—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Research and courses in the department often focus on maintaining history that is otherwise excluded from traditional archives, such as the stories of LGBTQ people.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The freedom to roam has likewise been unevenly distributed, with men and young adults encouraged to spread their wings while women, mothers, and elders were urged to remain home, receive protection, and provide care.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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When voltage was applied, ions from the liquid entered the fiber surface unevenly.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Brooding over the human condition, the plays variously acknowledge death, sexism, cruelty, existential dread and the difficulty of finding common ground with your neighborhood barista.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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The spectacle surrounding the case has only been exacerbated by a flurry of anonymous notes to media organizations, variously claiming to know Guthrie’s location, demanding payment for her safe return, or even alleging to be the kidnappers themselves.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Unequally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unequally. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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