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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
Cannes Film Festival organizers have urged all staffers to remain politically neutral while on the job in a series of guidelines sent out ahead of this evening’s opening night gala.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 May 2025
There were about 140,000 Jews in the Netherlands, a neutral country, when the Germans arrived in 1940.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 3 May 2025
For one, the upstart Wings and dynastic Las Vegas Aces go to work at a particularly cool neutral site — Purcell Pavilion, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, cathedral to Muffet McGraw’s national championship program.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Fellow Reddit users say the couple should plan on meeting in a neutral location, rather than traveling to Pakistan and risk the mother-in-law trying to convince them to stay forever.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 May 2025
There were about 140,000 Jews in the Netherlands, a neutral country, when the Germans arrived in 1940.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 3 May 2025
For one, the upstart Wings and dynastic Las Vegas Aces go to work at a particularly cool neutral site — Purcell Pavilion, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, cathedral to Muffet McGraw’s national championship program.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Fellow Reddit users say the couple should plan on meeting in a neutral location, rather than traveling to Pakistan and risk the mother-in-law trying to convince them to stay forever.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for neutral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
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And, independent of her adaptations, Reid and her childhood friend Ashley Rodger wrote a jukebox Chicks musical, Goodbye, Earl, about two friends who team up to kill one’s abusive husband, with the Chicks signed on as executive producers.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
15 May 2025
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The independent lab also tested another 66 samples of nine ancient grains: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, bulgur, couscous, farro, millet, quinoa and spelt. Results showed rice purchased by shoppers contained 28 times more arsenic than the alternative grains.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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The Salon Clutch Structured yet theatrical, Le Salon is Jacquemus’s answer to the evening clutch—pared back, but never boring.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
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Even Jiro himself, originally thought the film would be boring, Gelb admitted.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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From predictive insights to autonomous orchestration, AI will drive resilience, agility and speed.—
Keith Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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But Tesla is not currently sitting on a fleet of several hundred thousand ex-lease autonomous Models 3 and Y, and as of today there exists no actual Tesla ride-hailing network.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2025
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Tastefully subdued beige furniture that will be chucked the minute Trump takes ownership.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Diddy's jury selection continued Tuesday with voir dire, the questioning of potential jurors to assess their ability to remain impartial upon hearing various types of evidence.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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They were asked if their experience would prevent them from making an impartial judgment, and most said no.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Subsequently, the activities association took a more noncommittal stance.—
Ann Schimke,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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For golf fans hoping to see Koepka back on the PGA Tour after his current deal, his noncommittal comments should be seen as a win.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit was filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five small U.S. businesses that import goods from countries targeted by the tariffs.—
Dietrich Knauth,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The biggest beneficiaries of the Republican plan would be middle- and higher-income families, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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New $10 Billion Agreement in Saudi Arabia Tuesday saw AMD unveil a $10 billion agreement with Humain, a startup based in Saudi Arabia supported by the nation’s sovereign fund.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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There’s the ethical and strategic risk of handing sovereign AI capabilities to authoritarian states.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
14 May 2025
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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