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as in detrimental
causing or capable of causing harm
pretrial publicity that may be extremely prejudicial to a defendant's right to a fair trial
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as in adverse
opposed to one's interests
the defense will try to counterbalance the mass of prejudicial evidence presented by the prosecution
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Recent Examples of prejudicial
This production is clearly intended to present a one-sided and prejudicial narrative.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The city alleges the district court made mistakes, including instructing the jury to apply an incorrect legal standard — lessening the plaintiffs' burden of proof — and erroneously admitting evidence that was unfairly prejudicial, per the appeal document.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The defense argued that the testimony would confuse and mislead the jury, adding that the evidence is overly prejudicial.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
The ban is an irrational and prejudicial attack on service members who have risked their lives to serve their country.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The city alleges the district court made mistakes, including instructing the jury to apply an incorrect legal standard — lessening the plaintiffs' burden of proof — and erroneously admitting evidence that was unfairly prejudicial, per the appeal document.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The defense argued that the testimony would confuse and mislead the jury, adding that the evidence is overly prejudicial.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
The ban is an irrational and prejudicial attack on service members who have risked their lives to serve their country.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudicial
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Archer: Not having a rink in L.A. has been really detrimental to the skating community.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the study highlights cultural contingencies, indicating that the detrimental effects of workplace aggression are amplified in cultures characterized by high individualism and masculinity.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In the study, the researchers measured patients’ impulse control behavior disorders, excessive daytime sleepiness, blood pressure changes and weight changes, and found that the adverse effects linked to tavapadon were no different from those who received a placebo.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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So far, Lilly said the adverse effects of its new pill are consistent with GLP-1s, a class of medications primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Shiny and minty, these balms provide a gloss-like effect while protecting your lips from the sun’s harmful rays.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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The debate over the law centers on balancing accountability for harmful content with the risks of censorship and stifled innovation.—
Daryl Lim,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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The evidence for this is her (few) actions at the tournament, which are being construed as overwhelmingly negative.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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But if your reflection is limited to replaying the negative parts of your social interactions and perpetuating feelings of shame or self-criticism, that’s less constructive, says Janeé Steele, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Kalamazoo, Michigan.—
Seraphina Seow,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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The storms are threatening large hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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But in recent years, lung disease for miners has become a major concern again, Laney says, because coal increasingly comes from mines embedded in sandstone, and which generates dust that's 20 times more damaging to lungs than coal.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump has derided the outlets as being unfavorable to him and a drain on taxpayer money.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to a Quinnipiac poll released in mid-March, only 7 percent of American voters have a favorable opinion of Putin, while 81 percent have an unfavorable opinion of him.—
Eric Jason Martin Tanya Pérez Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Prioritising one competition in favour of another is a dangerous game to play in any case when the stakes are so high.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The most immediate context for this comment is presumably both the backlash to Hogwarts Legacy and the ongoing backlash over Rowling’s views writ large regarding trans women being dangerous predators.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Union members shared other experiences and stories, including those of an increasingly hostile work environment for some.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Prejudicial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudicial. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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