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as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
a city of incomparable fairness, Venice has enchanted travelers for centuries
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as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
fairness was certainly uppermost in the elderly woman's mind as she made arrangements for dividing the family heirlooms among her many grandchildren
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Recent Examples of fairness
The chaos and cruelty unleashed over the last four months should remind courts, legislatures, and everyday people that the ideals of American refuge and fairness are worth fighting for.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Down in Orlando, the Big 12 brought a more united front to spring meetings with an easier public message: fairness.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 29 May 2025
But some researchers have also pointed out that while science plays an important role, the question at the heart of the debate is a cultural one: What does fairness look like – and is the playing field ever truly fair?
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The choice has raised crucial questions about fairness, category integrity and the responsibility of the Television Academy’s acting peer group to intervene if nominations seem misaligned with the performances presented.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Down in Orlando, the Big 12 brought a more united front to spring meetings with an easier public message: fairness.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 29 May 2025
But some researchers have also pointed out that while science plays an important role, the question at the heart of the debate is a cultural one: What does fairness look like – and is the playing field ever truly fair?
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The choice has raised crucial questions about fairness, category integrity and the responsibility of the Television Academy’s acting peer group to intervene if nominations seem misaligned with the performances presented.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairness
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Both are powerful spots of natural beauty and deep cultural significance, but for a less solemn outing, the little islet of Ojima sits neatly between the two.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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Age before beauty To obtain an approximate age for a young crescent moon, simply add the number of hours or days that have elapsed from the time of new moon through the date and time of sunset at your location on a particular evening.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 May 2025
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Foundation director resigns over neutrality The foundation is off to a rocky start.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The company’s goal is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 May 2025
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Richards’s convictions, and his aspirations for psychedelics, prompt questions about the objectivity of such research.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The implementation of data analytics allows investors to make more informed decisions, reduce dependence on the human factor and increase the objectivity of their assessments.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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