as in unfair
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not fair or equal
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Recent Examples of inequitable
Historically and statistically, the Black population faces inequitable access to healthcare, education, and land.
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Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Rather than dismissing tolling as an inequitable cash grab, policymakers should recognize it as a fair and necessary strategy to maintain and modernize transportation infrastructure.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Workplaces must become environments where microaggressions, implicit bias, and inequitable opportunities are actively dismantled.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The health effects of climate change are immediate, widespread, and deeply inequitable.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Rather than dismissing tolling as an inequitable cash grab, policymakers should recognize it as a fair and necessary strategy to maintain and modernize transportation infrastructure.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Workplaces must become environments where microaggressions, implicit bias, and inequitable opportunities are actively dismantled.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The health effects of climate change are immediate, widespread, and deeply inequitable.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
Adjective
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California Representative Sara Jacobs countered that targeting transgender kids for political gain is what's truly unfair.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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From holding major banks accountable for unfair practices to strengthening regulations that ensure fair access to credit, the CFPB has been a pillar of financial justice, particularly for Black, Latino, and low-income communities whom predatory financial institutions often target.—
Lenwood V. Long, Sr.,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Historic barriers Examples include lack of mentors, lack of female role models, gender bias, derogatory behavior in the workplace, unequal growth opportunities, lesser wage scenarios, and more.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Racial and ethnic minorities often experience barriers to health care and have unequal health outcomes.—
Dr. Gary Spinner,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, Shapiro believes this conviction was unjust and wrote a letter to Donald Trump expressing those feelings.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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These courts too often operate as defenders of an unjust status quo, function with minimal accountability, and regularly undermine legislative reforms.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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