1
as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
an employer who is known to be prejudiced toward graduates from Ivy League schools
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2
as in narrow
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
racially prejudiced people have existed throughout recorded history
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as in biased
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 prejudiced
Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Desiree confronts the prejudiced church pastor in a clash that’s not truly resolved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Olivet President Jonathan Park and Vice President Walker Tzeng said that the probe was racially and religiously prejudiced and was prompted by news reports from Newsweek, which university leaders claimed to be inaccurate.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The plaintiff was prejudiced based on personal attributes and political affiliation by these companies.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Desiree confronts the prejudiced church pastor in a clash that’s not truly resolved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Olivet President Jonathan Park and Vice President Walker Tzeng said that the probe was racially and religiously prejudiced and was prompted by news reports from Newsweek, which university leaders claimed to be inaccurate.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudiced
Adjective
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Inside the temple, archaeologists found traces of an ancient scientific school, known as the House of Life, with toys and partial drawings.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The net result of this initial imposition and partial removal has been that the United States now imposes 25 percent tariffs mainly on products that arrive from Mexico with a high share of Chinese content.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The narrow five-game spread between the top and bottom performers illustrates the relative consistency in baseline predictive ability.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Steve Vladeck, a professor at Georgetown University, told lawmakers that applying relief in such a narrow way wouldn’t make sense.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Democrats lost an election to someone with autocratic tendencies who has expressed endless racist, bigoted, and misogynistic beliefs.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The damage included bigoted graffiti and gallons of chemical spillage, the agency said.—
Marin Independent Journal,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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If your past hiring data is biased toward certain schools or career paths, your AI will replicate those patterns.—
Tigran Sloyan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Shockley's attorneys sought a new trial over concerns that the foreman was biased against him.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These factors can all contribute to MMD symptoms, such as blind spots, distorted vision, or vision loss.101112 Risk Factors People with high (severe) myopia have the highest risk of MMD, though not everyone with high myopia will develop the condition.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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