as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color
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The executive order accuses the South African government of discriminating against members of the country’s white Afrikaner minority and offers them refugee status to come to the United States.
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John Eligon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Many of those racially discriminating practices continued in Kansas City long after the Fair Housing Act of 1968 forbid them.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Immigrants who have been discriminated against in everyday settings may internalize the expectation that seeking care will result in further hostility – or even danger.
Consequences for public health
U.S. history holds numerous examples of racial and ethnic barriers to health care.
—Deborah Omontese, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2025
The groups said Trump’s orders discriminated against Black and transgender people.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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John Eligon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Many of those racially discriminating practices continued in Kansas City long after the Fair Housing Act of 1968 forbid them.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Immigrants who have been discriminated against in everyday settings may internalize the expectation that seeking care will result in further hostility – or even danger.
Consequences for public health
U.S. history holds numerous examples of racial and ethnic barriers to health care.
—Deborah Omontese, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2025
The groups said Trump’s orders discriminated against Black and transgender people.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Discriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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