prejudices

verb

present tense third-person singular of prejudice
as in biases
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting

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  1. biases
  2. turns
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  • Obesity is clearly multifactorial, and emphasizing biology spotlights biological solutions, which biases our selection of choices related to our health.
    — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026
  • Nationalist fervor over beating China biases AI policy toward recklessness — and possible catastrophe.
    — Robert Wright, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of biases
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  • In the last stretch of Slam Frank, the show turns serious, as Anne’s silent sister Margot starts talking.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Only the sixth turns it into an attachment bond specifically.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of turns
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“Prejudices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudices. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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