as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
in my admittedly biased opinion, my wife is always the prettiest woman in whatever room she graces
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or biassed
as in prejudiced
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors
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Recent Examples of biased
Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Star found that Black firefighters were less likely to be promoted to higher ranks due to a biased testing system as well as policies that tended to keep Black firefighters from choice assignments in fire stations that could lead to career advancement.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Reality check: Musk and some Republicans have said that overhauling the government will save money and root out biased programs.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
To prevent the final numbers from being biased toward those with many 0s or 1s, pairs of bits are compared.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Research has shown that diversity among Wikipedia’s editors makes information on the site less biased, a spokesperson pointed out to me.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Star found that Black firefighters were less likely to be promoted to higher ranks due to a biased testing system as well as policies that tended to keep Black firefighters from choice assignments in fire stations that could lead to career advancement.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Reality check: Musk and some Republicans have said that overhauling the government will save money and root out biased programs.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
To prevent the final numbers from being biased toward those with many 0s or 1s, pairs of bits are compared.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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One unsavory reality about this journey is there's no such thing as partial credit.—
Ray Zhou,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The new moon partial solar eclipse in Aries on March 29th (6:58 a.m. EST) is our green light to set intentions, make power moves, and start anew.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Prince overcame the hostile environment and kept TCU afloat during the first quarter when the Horned Frogs struggled to find their footing offensively.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the photos are rarely seen, including some of distorted celebrity photos that were commissioned by major magazines.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Originally appearing as a bonus track on last year’s greatest-hits compilation, Science Fiction, the song is reimagined here into a glitchy, distorted club cut.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
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But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This is not split across partisan lines — only 26% of both Republicans and Democrats had a favorable view of Congress in 2023.—
Darrell Crate,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sadly, Netflix’s production throws out the baby of rational screenwriting with the bathwater of partisan signifiers.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ivana persuaded him to drop his matching plum-colored suits and shoes back in the late ‘70s.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Borges also persuaded the detective ultimately responsible for Muller’s arrest, Misty Carausu, to come.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Desiree confronts the prejudiced church pastor in a clash that’s not truly resolved.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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