as in unfair
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women
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Recent Examples of discriminatory
The Court reaffirmed that position in a subsequent case dealing with Alabama, after a lower court had found ample evidence of deliberate racial discrimination, as opposed to the discriminatory effect of the Louisiana map.
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Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Since the 1960s on the West Side, and before that on the South Side, development has been stymied by segregation and discriminatory lending measures.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The decision weakened the federal Voting Rights Act’s protections against racially discriminatory redistricting.
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Simeon Gates,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The World Cup regulation is intended to deter players from concealing potentially abusive or discriminatory remarks from match officials and television cameras.
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Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for discriminatory
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Since the 1960s on the West Side, and before that on the South Side, development has been stymied by segregation and discriminatory lending measures.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The decision weakened the federal Voting Rights Act’s protections against racially discriminatory redistricting.
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Simeon Gates,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The World Cup regulation is intended to deter players from concealing potentially abusive or discriminatory remarks from match officials and television cameras.
—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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And it all might be taken away by absurd, unfair officiating.
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Mora has accused the company of unfair and fraudulent business practices.
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That doesn’t mean Balogun didn’t think the red card was unjust.
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The laws might prevent what some people believe is morally right, or command – in the name of protecting others’ rights or the common good – what others regard as unjust or unholy.
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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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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.
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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