Thesaurus results for STIGMATIZING

stigmatizing

verb

present participle of stigmatize

as in labeling

usually disapproving to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals

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Recent Examples of stigmatizing At a community meeting on gang violence in Edina on Monday night, resident Farhina Budul urged leaders to address the violence without stigmatizing an entire community. — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The word addict was stigmatizing; better to refer to people who use drugs. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 There’ll be bits of the media, the right-wing press, for instance, who will have already put in some hard work stigmatizing asylum seekers or other groups of immigrants. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Many nurses reported hearing their colleagues using stigmatizing language and dismissive behaviors. — Karli Swenson, The Conversation, 11 June 2026 Anthropic sued, claiming the Pentagon is illegally retaliating by stigmatizing the company with a designation meant to protect against sabotage of national security systems by foreign adversaries. — ABC News, 31 May 2026 Using it as a vehicle for panic about the World Cup risks both stigmatizing affected populations and distracting attention from the practical preparedness measures that actually keep people safe. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 28 May 2026 Framing medical treatment as a failure of willpower ignores the science — potentially delaying and stigmatizing life-saving interventions. — Jia Shen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 Those gender-specific displays can feel intimidating or stigmatizing to some men, Horvath said. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026

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The process of labeling AI music will be similar to Google’s detection setup with YouTube videos.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
After labeling Benita a stage-five clinger, Morrey refocuses his attention on Sarah, a 33-year-old health-care manager and bartender.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of labeling

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An investigation is underway, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said, without specifying whether the attacks caused any damage or casualties.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
In September, her campaign criticized Tafoya’s sports stance without specifying how Flanagan would vote on federal restrictions.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of specifying

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Open The Door To Workplace Reality Stop publishing staged employer-branding videos; give candidates public read-only access to your internal onboarding wiki.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The partnership will also give Brooks a major presence at Selhurst Park, with branding across pitchside and digital ribbon LEDs, stadium screens and TVs, static stadium assets and the club’s media backdrops.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of branding

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Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke at his end-of-season press conference Thursday morning, just one day after naming Don Mattingly the full-time manager.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
In October, a month after naming former hardware lead John Ternus as its new CEO, the company will debut its first foldable iPhone—using technology for which Ternus was named on the original patent filed some 15 years ago.

— TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of naming

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Curren Price, who has held the District 9 seat for 13 years, is terming out.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026

Definition of terming

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What needs help O'Connell hasn't had much success with trick plays over five seasons of calling the offense.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
But whether calling him by first name, last name, both or by nickname, just make sure to put respect on the Lakers forward’s game that’s too varied to fit in a single position.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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