1
as in prejudice
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
he has a powerful bias towards sentimentality, which comes through even in his grittier stories
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2
as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind
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as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
made of fabric cut bias
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as in to turn
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 bias
Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Advertisement This latest change might ring alarm bells for critics who have raised concerns about the Trump Administration appearing to inject more subjectivity and political bias into U.S. immigration.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 July 2025
Later in his statement, Tadesse more directly accused the city staff of being biased, because his company saw the greatest variance in scores awarded by different members of the selection panel.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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Noun
As Jacob points out, those who do speak out are prone to allegations of bias towards either Israel or the Palestinian cause.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Advertisement This latest change might ring alarm bells for critics who have raised concerns about the Trump Administration appearing to inject more subjectivity and political bias into U.S. immigration.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trump has long accused the media of being biased against him and painting him in a negative light.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 July 2025
Later in his statement, Tadesse more directly accused the city staff of being biased, because his company saw the greatest variance in scores awarded by different members of the selection panel.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bias
Noun
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The case was dismissed with prejudice in July 2022 after both parties reached a confidential settlement, effectively closing the matter permanently.—
Michael Dorgan , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Although prejudice and ignorance likely play some role in shaping attitudes—and elite politicians are powerful forces in driving public opinion—the fact is that many citizens have genuine concerns about immigration that cannot be ignored.—
Alexander Kustov,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Birds love the honeysuckle and porcelain vine fruits and have the infuriating tendency to pass them through their system undamaged, and then deposit them in your garden, in tremendous numbers, encased in a nice little fertilizer packet.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Since the start of the offseason program, Smith has studied both kickers’ tendencies.—
Mike Kaye
August 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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To measure your iPad, measure across the screen diagonally from corner to corner.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Gazing toward Mathieu diagonally across the room in December 2019, receiver Sammy Watkins considered how Mathieu’s spirit resonated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Despite her signature humor, Dunst's Town & Country also turned heartfelt.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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National Park Service officials say there was no way to predict the Dragon Bravo Fire would turn into an inferno, jump containment lines and rip through the Grand Canyon's North Rim, leaving a historic lodge and 100 other structures in smoking ruin.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But, actually, partiality is one of the reasons that scenarios are valuable.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
27 May 2025
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Murrow worked on Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign while at CBS, excusing his partiality as moral and intellectual superiority.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An inclination to laugh all the way to the poorhouse?—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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For another, any inclination by foreign leaders during Trump's first term to challenge him too directly has been replaced by a strategy of flattery.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is not about geopolitical alliances or partisanship.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The share saying partisanship frequently plays a role in the court’s decisions decreased 9 points since 2024 (from 42% to 33%) and that downward shift is seen across all demographics.—
Victoria Balara,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Efficient energy storage is crucial for the transition to a low-carbon economy, which can impact everything from grid-scale energy storage to electric vehicles and portable devices.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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In an unprecedented move, our public schools handed out hundreds of thousands of devices to help more than 1 million students continue to safely learn online with their teachers and classmates.—
Dr. Mitchell Katz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Bias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bias. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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