tokenistic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“Instead of pursuing tokenistic bans, governments need to throw their efforts into advancing these real, meaningful solutions,” Mr. Donceel said in a statement.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
“From that perspective it is very much a tokenistic exercise.”
From Washington Post • May 1, 2022
Previous attempts to tackle poverty and the associated health inequalities have been "tokenistic" and have not done enough to remedy the root cause of the problems, he added.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2021
For FlyEase to have a future, it needs to honor its history by finding a way to appeal to disabled consumers beyond tokenistic representation or inspiration.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2021
Every British farmer I spoke to while researching this article has an opinion on what the Burrells have done at Knepp, even if it is to damn the enterprise as tokenistic and unproductive.
From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2020
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