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 will likely strike it down over its discriminatory provisions, Sapir told the Times.
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Peter Weber, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
Opposition lawmakers, rights advocates and some foreign governments condemned the law as discriminatory.
—Lior Soroka, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
However, Fultz stresses the previous legislation was deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Critics inside Israel—including opposition lawmakers, legal advisers, and former security officials—argue the measure is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and could endanger Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Peter Weber, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
Opposition lawmakers, rights advocates and some foreign governments condemned the law as discriminatory.
—Lior Soroka, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
However, Fultz stresses the previous legislation was deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Critics inside Israel—including opposition lawmakers, legal advisers, and former security officials—argue the measure is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and could endanger Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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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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The timing of the interview—just a few days before Holy Week, when Christians like Nancy and Savannah Guthrie, year after year, stage a harrowing reënactment of an unjust, torturous death—wasn’t lost on anyone.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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To prevent this consequence, local and state level policy makers must empower tenants to fight against unjust evictions and battle unjust rent raises through legislatures.—
Chloe Wong,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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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.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2024
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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.—
Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan,
CNN,
5 June 2021
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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