as in wrongs
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 injustices
Most overt is the sweeping nationwide crime of rural impoverishment; then there are the endless tiny, daily injustices that result.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
From a high school dropout and gang member who experienced homelessness to a PhD holder and founder of the Love Beyond Walls non-profit, Lester shares his journey navigating the trauma of poverty while exposing the systemic educational injustices that trap Black communities.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
And for over 50 years, volunteers have been at the heart of the nonprofit, established by the United Methodist Church in 1973 to address social issues and injustices in the Miami area.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
There is no question that the study of history and its conflicts, injustices and exclusions can be dispiriting.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
However, in both recent Sainz incidents, the lack of a grey area created even bigger injustices.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Around the globe, social and political injustices, the reappealing of human rights, ongoing genocide, and climate disasters have remained a constant and incessant onslaught.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
From a high school dropout and gang member who experienced homelessness to a PhD holder and founder of the Love Beyond Walls non-profit, Lester shares his journey navigating the trauma of poverty while exposing the systemic educational injustices that trap Black communities.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
And for over 50 years, volunteers have been at the heart of the nonprofit, established by the United Methodist Church in 1973 to address social issues and injustices in the Miami area.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
There is no question that the study of history and its conflicts, injustices and exclusions can be dispiriting.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Her vision focuses not on the supernatural tales long associated with the site, but on the systemic injustices that forced workers into unsafe conditions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
However, in both recent Sainz incidents, the lack of a grey area created even bigger injustices.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Around the globe, social and political injustices, the reappealing of human rights, ongoing genocide, and climate disasters have remained a constant and incessant onslaught.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustices
Noun
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Tamra, whom Shannon has refused to forgive for past wrongs, goes under the table to help right as Shannon starts to slide out her seat in the banquette under the table.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Many students have acted boldly, and occasionally made dumb mistakes, because they were outraged by historical wrongs, incendiary speakers, cultural stereotypes, or other provocations.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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While the district would adapt, the reality is that students with the greatest needs would feel the impact first, and inequities between communities would widen.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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After losing her home in a California wildfire, Timoner exposes inequities magnified by disaster.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Injustices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustices. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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