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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
her lifelong prejudice against doing "dirty" jobs
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as in racism
hatred of or discrimination against a person or persons based on their race
fought racial prejudice through the use of the court system
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as in to bias
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting
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Recent Examples of prejudice
Emily Krauser, People.com, 10 May 2025
The original 1998 movie, which was directed by Griffin Dunne and grossed more than $47 million stateside, followed two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, who are faced with closed-minded prejudice and a curse that threatens to prevent them from finding lasting love.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 May 2025
Dan Mangan,adam Reiss, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
That court ruled 4-3 that the judge in the original trial, James Burke, had unfairly prejudiced the jury against the defendant by allowing three additional women to testify that Weinstein had assaulted them even though their accusations were not contained in the original indictment.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The charges were dropped without prejudice in 2022, and a year later, Barry filed a $15 million suit against the agencies that had arrested and detained him, but his case was dismissed in September 2024, per CBS News.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 10 May 2025
The original 1998 movie, which was directed by Griffin Dunne and grossed more than $47 million stateside, followed two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, who are faced with closed-minded prejudice and a curse that threatens to prevent them from finding lasting love.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 May 2025
Verb
Mangione’s lawyers in an April 11 court filing asked Judge Garnett to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, arguing that Bondi had violated the defendant’s rights to due process and that the attorney general had prejudiced the pool of potential jurors with her public statement.
—Dan Mangan,adam Reiss, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
That court ruled 4-3 that the judge in the original trial, James Burke, had unfairly prejudiced the jury against the defendant by allowing three additional women to testify that Weinstein had assaulted them even though their accusations were not contained in the original indictment.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudice
Noun
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This study examined crime data for patterns of racial bias while also looking at police misconduct and eviction policies, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Universities are still reeling from the campus protests that spawned a wave of harassment against Jewish students, while questions of affordability and political bias have increasingly weighed down public support, especially among Republicans.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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The book made theorizing about genetic differences between the races acceptable among certain corners of the mainstream right, paving the way for scientific racism’s resurgence in the Trump era.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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In his remarks, Biden praised Till-Mobley for her courage in ensuring the world would see racism's horrors in her son's maimed body.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
25 July 2023
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The first of these books predates the first Slow Horses novel by a few years — many of them have already been turned into films in Denmark — but the themes and tone are similar enough to appeal to anyone who’s fallen for Gary Oldman and company on the Apple spy series.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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At Christian Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri worked to turn a legacy house into a home.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
29 May 2025
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At the dawn of the 20th century, African Americans faced lynch mobs, disenfranchisement, and segregation.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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Since the 1890s, Inkwell Beach, part of Oak Bluffs Town Beach, has been a summertime sanctuary for Black families seeking reprieve from segregation and discrimination.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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“Prejudice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudice. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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