as in intolerance
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Recent Examples of bigotry
District Attorney Summer Stephan reminded the crowd that San Diego is not free of its own tragedies spurned by antisemitic hate and bigotry, including instances of hateful graffiti vandalizing a synagogue and destruction of a menorah at The Chabad House at San Diego State University.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
While fictional, Joel’s compassion and care can’t help but feel like counterprogramming to the cynical everyday horrors of violent deportations, open bigotry from leading politicians, measles outbreaks and the return of whole milk (kidding!
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The real battle here is in turning ourselves away from the lure of bigotry and greed.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Inside the Downtown Denver Islamic Center CBS That sense of peace has not been tested lately, but nationwide incidents of bigotry and anti-Islamic sentiment have been on the rise, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations' 2025 Civil Rights Report.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigotry
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However, some people have a histamine intolerance, meaning their bodies have trouble breaking down the chemical in the gut.—
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Ironically, this episode increases the report’s credibility by demonstrating the academy’s intolerance for conflicts of interest.—
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They were dismissed with prejudice, meaning they cannot be refiled at a future date.—
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Criminal charges against Baldwin were ultimately dismissed with prejudice in 2024.—
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And many folks thought that that was a type of dogmatism and inflexibility that was not productive.—
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
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And there is also the power of confirmation bias.—
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Was there a regional bias at play?—
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
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But, increasingly, events that should appall and unite America against violence instead fuel an intensifying partisanship.—
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Carving up Kansas City Missouri’s review of the map was based on racial and partisanship data from the 2020 presidential election.—
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigotry. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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