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as in independent
not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war
Sweden remained neutral during World War II, refusing to join either side in the conflict
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as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
the hero is the novel's only fully fleshed person, all the others being rather neutral characters who are just there to advance the plot
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Recent Examples of neutral
Add a chair, a plant, a mirror, and a neutral-colored area rug to pull the look together.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Airbus maintains that hydrogen remains a cornerstone of its vision for climate-neutral aviation, and partners like Conflux are helping to move the concept from laboratory experiments closer to eventual flight.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The other two forwards, plus one defenseman, were charged with sitting back to create a neutral-zone trap.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Goldman Sachs launched its tracking of Oklo stock this week, also giving it a lackluster neutral rating, despite Oklo’s selection this week by the Department of Energy for a new fast-tracking program.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Airbus maintains that hydrogen remains a cornerstone of its vision for climate-neutral aviation, and partners like Conflux are helping to move the concept from laboratory experiments closer to eventual flight.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
The other two forwards, plus one defenseman, were charged with sitting back to create a neutral-zone trap.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Goldman Sachs launched its tracking of Oklo stock this week, also giving it a lackluster neutral rating, despite Oklo’s selection this week by the Department of Energy for a new fast-tracking program.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
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Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Programs are housed in state attorney general offices, in nonprofits and even as independent agencies.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
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And, actually, representative of the sport in these non-boring ’20s.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Aesha knows a thing or two about Bitcoin, despite finding it a boring topic of conversation — her fiancé, Scott, is into crypto.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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This demonstration highlights LimX Dynamics’ progress in embodied intelligence and autonomous motion while giving Oli a place in the list of highly agile and perceptive humanoid robots to look out for in the future.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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And the company is outfitting these facilities with high-tech equipment such as autonomous forklifts, to the tune of $200 million.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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In addition to classic black color, the leggings are also available in 30 other shades, including gray, beige, and burgundy.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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This tool has removed countless spots from my beige couch, pet stains from rugs and carpet, food spills from dining room chairs, and that yellow color that starts to appear on mattresses over time.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Our reviews are impartial and our opinions are our own.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Guterres also announced that nominations were now open for candidates to join the new International Independent Scientific Panel on AI, designed to provide impartial scientific evidence on the impacts of the technology.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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After Sunday’s debacle in Detroit, Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski was noncommittal on the team’s quarterback situation going forward.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Coach Brian Daboll was noncommittal Monday about who his QB would be after Wilson threw two interceptions in a 22-9 defeat to Kansas City on Sunday night.—
Stephen Whyno,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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This story was produced andoriginally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The release, considered an important nonpartisan guide to the state of the economy, influences the direction of government economic policy.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Gardner carted his supplies to this featureless patch of earth near the fort, set up his tripods and cameras, and then arranged his dark tent nearby, out of sight of the camera’s lens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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These religious Iranians are bad Iranians, presented here as blandly featureless aside from their obsession with controlling women, while Roya — with her giggling desire to meet Timothée Chalamet — is recognizably more western and therefore good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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