discriminately
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a word derived from
discriminate.
discriminateverb (used without object)to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality.
Example Sentences
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The way a person speaks, dresses, and acts is constitutionally defined as “speech,” and the government cannot broadly and discriminately ban certain expressions.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2023
If consumption is virtuous, only those with the economic means to consume discriminately can have virtue.
From Slate ● May 3, 2013
There are titles to treasure and those to avoid among the 27 features and 11 shorts, many of which have been cherry-picked and rather less discriminately culled from other festivals, including Cannes and Berlin.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2010
Moo J. Cho Kalamazoo, Mich. You captured the current world crisis, and in particular the Lebanese situation, when you observed that "America has yet to find a way to use power discriminately and effectively."
From Time Magazine Archive
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A few drops sprinkled discriminately on Frederick would restore him to his earlier shape, and the wedding could then be announced.
From The Sunny Side by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)