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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust
the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustice
In addition to abolishing this injustice by allowing working seniors enrolled in Part A to remain eligible for HSA contributions, the House bill expanded the menu of health care options that can be paid for with HSA funds.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Why are those friends who post incessantly about every cause, about every injustice, suddenly silent when the injustice is toward Jews?
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
True independence for all Americans requires acknowledging these historical injustices and taking concrete steps toward repair.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His own films have long dealt with themes of identity, trauma, and injustice.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 7 July 2025
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Why are those friends who post incessantly about every cause, about every injustice, suddenly silent when the injustice is toward Jews?
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
True independence for all Americans requires acknowledging these historical injustices and taking concrete steps toward repair.
—Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His own films have long dealt with themes of identity, trauma, and injustice.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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On Monday, Rethink the Deal, a nonprofit organization focused on inequities in how federal taxes are distributed, launched a grassroots national storytelling campaign calling on national park visitors to submit personal reflections of how cuts negatively impacted their experience.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Carthage hired an outside firm to conduct a pay equity analysis, which found no gender inequity among faculty pay.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Saturday, the team righted some of those wrongs, even with a sloppy second-half performance.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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Over the following weeks her show swells into a Greek chorus of one man’s wrongs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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The paralyzed store owner later died from his injuries.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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In 2001, the Ig Nobel Prize in medicine went to Peter Barss of McGill University in Canada for his 1984 survey of injuries due to falling coconuts in Papua New Guinea.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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And the gratuitous insults—to NATO allies, the European Union, the BRICs, the United Nations, or the World Health Organization—continue to flow from the president.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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The Steals and Deals segment on the WFTV newscasts are annoying and an insult to the viewers!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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