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Recent Examples of second-class This speaks to a broader issue of human rights violations against girls and women who are still treated as second-class citizens. Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Women have, for much of history, been treated as second-class citizens in patriarchal societies. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024 Girls are not second-class citizens, so why are they being treated that way? Ryan Morik, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024 From this point on, first-class seats are in compartments, while second-class seats are airline-style. Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for second-class 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-class
Adjective
  • The Browns dismantled their offense this year and rebuilt an inferior version in an attempt to appease Deshaun Watson.
    Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Aristotle argued that some people, such as those with mental impairments, were inferior to those with greater mental faculties.
    Monti Datta, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Housing is impacting everyone, even those who are making a decent wage.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The game also features a non-linear narrative, giving you missions for four distinct factions — not unlike Outlaws —and each one has its own vision for humanity’s future, ultimately deciding on the story’s fate, meaning there’s probably a decent chance there’s plenty of replayability.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Fewer than one in three arrestees were charged with any offense, and most of those were for minor infractions like jaywalking, littering, and blocking sidewalks.
    V.N. Trinh / Made by History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The epigenetic clock theory suggests aging occurs due to accumulation of epigenetic modifications, or minor changes to the chemical structure of DNA that do not alter the underlying sequence but instead change which genes are on or off.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors For anyone seeking a sophisticated escape from the ordinary, Las Vegas is about to offer a new level of daytime luxury.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Inside the Crypto Ball were some of the leaders of the platforms allowing ordinary investors to buy into Trump's newest project.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In his regular Instagram videos, Pearson playfully calls out people who have posted mean comments about his appearance.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, mean January temperatures of 12.6 degrees have been about 4 degrees below normal, NWS meteorologist Brennan Dettmann told Axios.
    Nick Halter, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But the federal investigation was not satisfactory to many of King’s family members and associates, who knew of the FBI’s years-long investigation of the minister, and Director J. Edgar Hoover’s obsession with him as a potential communist influence.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
  • By applying enough pressure now, the thinking goes, Ukraine and its backers can enter talks from a favorable position, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be forced to engage in good-faith negotiations that end in a satisfactory settlement.
    Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Heat on medium, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Zoom in: Southeast Louisiana has a low to medium chance of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain Monday night through Tuesday night, the National Weather Service in Slidell said Thursday.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Readying For The Next Wave No doubt, there will be many who put and keep mediocre AI tools on the market.
    Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The game's current state on the console isn't the most polished, running at an inconsistent 30fps with mediocre image quality.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Second-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second-class. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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