as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
fighting laws which were grossly discriminative
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Recent Examples of discriminative
Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done.
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John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.
—Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021
In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020
Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products.
—Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.
—Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021
In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020
Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products.
—Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminative
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The law was originally enacted to help undo discriminatory Jim Crow racial segregation and protect the voting rights of Black people.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But Fultz underscores that the bill was introduced because the previous legislation was deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory by Canadian courts.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Dan Sachs, vice president of state and local policy at Meta, wrote in the letter that the legislation is unfair.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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This may sound wildly unfair, but there’s some good news.—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Discriminative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminative. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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