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 turned
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
Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
These are subjective, but not biased.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Parents can answer questions about their child — such as in the National Survey of Children’s Health — but can be biased or misinterpret questions, especially if English isn’t their first language.
—Makiya Seminera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Poor or biased data can lead to misleading outcomes.
—Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
These are subjective, but not biased.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
Parents can answer questions about their child — such as in the NSCH survey — but can be biased or misinterpret questions, especially if English isn’t their first language.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Parents can answer questions about their child — such as in the National Survey of Children’s Health — but can be biased or misinterpret questions, especially if English isn’t their first language.
—Makiya Seminera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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In February, Congress passed legislation that ended the partial federal government shutdown and also contained provisions addressing PBM transparency and business practices.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans said federal money may be held up by the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, caused by Democrats insisting restrictions be placed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What looked like a Plum showcase during the first half gradually turned into a Mist surge as Stewart began asserting herself on both ends of the floor.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Besides Heldens and Carpenter, also attached is former Disney Channels Worldwide president/Disney Branded Television president and chief creative officer Gary Marsh, who departed that post in 2021 and turned his attention to producing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This time, the report suggests that Cosco’s ownership stake would vary by port and that some terminals in jurisdictions hostile to China could be carved out.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2026
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While the industry has not in recent memory suffered a major disruption due to a hostile attack, smaller-scale DDoS attacks, as well as ransomware attacks, have disrupted pockets of the market.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For their part, Berman and Bryant have a reason to be prejudiced against trees, but Berman doesn’t hold a grudge after a tree crushed one of their cars on Bryant’s birthday nine years ago.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The appellate court found that consolidating the cases prejudiced the jury.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The team is running detailed simulations to understand how the system performs when signals are weak or distorted.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Scholars of immigration, media and criminal law say such a media campaign is unprecedented and paints a distorted picture of immigrants and crime.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Archos, who grew up in the family restaurant business, had already opened several successful Wildberry Pancake and Cafe locations in Chicago and the suburbs, and was convinced his hospitality experience would serve him well in the nascent cannabis industry.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Tony, played by George Psarras, is convinced that his wife Margot (Gwynnevere Cristobal) is cheating on him.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That partisan divide was reflected in other polls, too.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Political strategists say the fall fight likely will hinge on turnout, Democrats’ ability to cut GOP margins in fast-growing suburban counties and how closely voters link the candidates to partisan conflicts out of Washington.—
Karen Brooks Harper
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The first lady persuaded her husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt to authorize the Lincoln Memorial as the site of Marian Anderson’s concert.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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While working there, Anderson persuaded Burkle to provide him with $100,000 in seed capital to launch his lobbying firm Platinum Advisors, according to the complaint filed by Burkle’s company.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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