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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust
the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustice
While thousands risked contracting a deadly virus to march in the streets against injustice — including artists like Halsey, Ariana Grande, and Harry Styles — others on social media attempted to frame the posting of a black square on Instagram as a legitimate form of advocacy.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Johnson was a part of the 2018 Super Bowl team that had its invitation rescinded by Trump after some players refused to visit the White House due to Trump’s criticism of those who knelt or raised fists during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice and police brutality.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
This care, in and of itself, was an act of political resistance to racial injustice.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Karen Gross, Southern Vermont College’s former president and senior policy advisor for the U.S. Department of Education, acknowledged the emotional toll of confronting systemic injustice.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Johnson was a part of the 2018 Super Bowl team that had its invitation rescinded by Trump after some players refused to visit the White House due to Trump’s criticism of those who knelt or raised fists during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice and police brutality.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
This care, in and of itself, was an act of political resistance to racial injustice.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Karen Gross, Southern Vermont College’s former president and senior policy advisor for the U.S. Department of Education, acknowledged the emotional toll of confronting systemic injustice.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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Imposter syndrome is a similar mask, obscuring systemic inequities that fuel self-doubt.—
Shari Dunn,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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One of Keck’s biggest focuses in recent years has been around maternal health inequities, something that disproportionally impacts Black and Latina patients.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Two wrongs, one personal, the other racial, righted at once!—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The law has been debated and considered for years as a means, according to the government, to right historic wrongs.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Her roommate called 911, and emergency responders found Zhuang suffering from multiple upper-body injuries, officials said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Might an injury to Crane’s most expensive free-agent addition accelerate that timeline?—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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During a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November 2023, Messi and Rodrygo exchanged insults.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The jury found that on Aug. 19, after Stanford revoked her access, Mangi logged into the study database and replaced patient medical data with erroneous information and insults about her former supervisor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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