segregative

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregative
Adjective
  • Instead of creating pathways that lead families to compete for more inequitable schooling options, legislators at the federal and state levels should focus on bettering the schools that students already attend.
    Maddy Wheelock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • In essence, many workers outside the specific tip-earning and overtime categories would see no new relief, and some could perceive the measures as inequitable.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Listen to this article Family members said their younger brother was shot and killed by San Diego police on Friday, condemning his killing as unjust and disputing authorities’ assertion that he was armed.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The act wasn’t fully repealed until 1965, when it was recognized how unjust and discriminatory this legislation was, though elements of it remain in our current system.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The challenge is not the technology itself but rather unequal access to it.
    Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But despite the canal’s financial success, Panama today is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America.
    Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump sees tariffs as a tool to protect domestic manufacturing businesses from unfair global competition or to open up open markets such as the EU's so American businesses can sell more freely in them.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In some ways, this is the same old story of an unfair economy where the rungs on the ladder to success keep getting farther apart, keeping those with wealth securely at the top while others struggle to climb.
    Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Notably, these fundamental social needs aren't partisan.
    Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The constitutional principles at stake should transcend partisan politics.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Racial Disparities Could Worsen: Without investigations, segregation, and discriminatory discipline practices may resurge.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Employers should apply policies fairly and consistently to avoid potential discriminatory claims.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Judges typically allow defendants to wear regular clothing in front of jurors so as not to foster a prejudicial appearance of guilt.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • As a consequence, there is a danger that the jury would reach a decision on an improper basis due to evidence that is unfairly prejudicial.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Shockley's attorneys sought a new trial over concerns that the foreman was biased against him.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • 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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“Segregative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregative. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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