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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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
Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Some of the images shared by social media users were openly prejudiced, showing Black people chasing after cats.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
And the Reykjavik Index, which tracks global sentiment toward women leaders in business and politics, has registered a backslide for the second year in a row in all G7 countries, with the youngest cohort being more prejudiced than their parents.
—Jane Geraghty, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
The fact that blacks were the most likely to believe this seems significant, considering the finding that blacks remain relatively more prejudiced against other groups.
—James L. Gibson, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2015
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But when canvassers showed interest in understanding voters and asked them to share their perspectives, voters’ prejudiced views diminished for at least four months following the conversation.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Some of the images shared by social media users were openly prejudiced, showing Black people chasing after cats.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
And the Reykjavik Index, which tracks global sentiment toward women leaders in business and politics, has registered a backslide for the second year in a row in all G7 countries, with the youngest cohort being more prejudiced than their parents.
—Jane Geraghty, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
The fact that blacks were the most likely to believe this seems significant, considering the finding that blacks remain relatively more prejudiced against other groups.
—James L. Gibson, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2015
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The Grizzlies were already without star guard Ja Morant, who hasn’t played since suffering pelvic muscle strains and subluxation (partial dislocation) in his right hip in last week’s matchup against the Lakers, Desmond Bane (strained right oblique) and GG Jackson (right foot surgery recovery).Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Interest expense decreased to $19 million from $34 million, reflecting partial debt repayment.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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In Legislative District 16 in central Arizona, Democrats were emboldened by the narrow 3.5% edge Republicans had after legislative redistricting.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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True lilies produce one stem and have narrow, strappy leaves.Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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The recall’s organizers, who have employed an especially hostile rhetoric toward the mayor, saw the lopsided early margin as confirmation of a likely victory.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the novel, an astrophysicist, as an act of revenge for her father’s murder by Red Guards, chooses to put Earth at risk by sending out a provocative interstellar message to hostile aliens.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vance has pushed the baseless, racist claim that Haitian immigrants are eating American pets, as well as bigoted, undemocratic ideas about people without children.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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But as civility gets ground down to a nub by increasingly racist and bigoted behavior, from Trump down, there have to be consequences for actions.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes the responses of the AI are obviously biased, while at other times the bias is subtle and difficult to directly discern.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Critics argue their checks are insufficient, biased, applied inconsistently, or simply ineffective.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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There are literally thousands of other Americans worldwide who have dedicated their lives in similar ways to causes that are more consequential than parochial nationalism.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Slipknot have since gone multi-platinum, founded their own music festival, and stretched far beyond their parochial metal scene into persistent cultural relevance.Emma Madden, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bean and Smith were seen on video wrestling with Nichols and holding his arms, while also hitting him, but the jury was not convinced those actions amounted to civil rights violations.Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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The clients were easily convinced.Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hassan’s video came as a response to the distorted depiction of the neighbourhood in the 2024 Netflix series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar by the Indian filmmaker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Researchers said the negative impact of this phenomenon can lead to a distorted view of what's normal.Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Prejudiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudiced. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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