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
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
This biased and bigoted action by USC to manipulate the data to exclude every qualified Black, Latino, and API candidate in favor of a less qualified white candidate is shameful.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
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
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Adjective
Studies show the online dating space is less welcoming for Black women willing to try it — experiences include misogynoir, racial fetishes and microaggressions, in addition to biased dating app algorithms that leave many feeling invisible, less desirable and lonely.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
This biased and bigoted action by USC to manipulate the data to exclude every qualified Black, Latino, and API candidate in favor of a less qualified white candidate is shameful.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Still, Hassett called the report biased and unintelligent.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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Top officials at agencies under the DHS umbrella spoke for more than three-hours before the House Homeland Security Committee about the potential risks of security lapses unless the partial government shutdown comes to an end.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Long lines continue at airports across the country and in Chicago due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, leaving some Transportation Security Administration officers without pay since the lapse in the Department of Homeland Security funding began in February.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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O'ahu resident Melanie Lee saw what's left of her house for the first time on Monday after the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in two decades turned parts of the islands' emerald communities into mud.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Widow turned aspiring government contractor Elizabeth Griscom Ross was indeed real.—
Marla Miller,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The paratroopers are trained to jump into hostile or contested areas to secure key territory and airfields.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, Iran’s UN Mission said in a post on X that ‘non-hostile vessels, including those belonging to or associated with other states’ may obtain ‘safe passage’ through the Strait of Hormuz via coordination with Tehran.—
Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The album opens with droning, distorted guitars, a funereal chug enlivened by unexpectedly gargantuan drums.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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Her aunt had resisted leaving the capital for two weeks, but was finally convinced to evacuate.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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Colin arrives convinced of his own decay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Despite that support, Gregory was able to overcome the district’s partisan tilt in a Republican upset.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Valadao’s chances are rated a tossup by the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball, two non-partisan organizations that analyze election races.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The jury found that the trooper and another radioed a false location to headquarters before entering the apartment, and one of them decided to plant a gun at the scene afterward before his partner persuaded him against it.—
Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The jury found that the trooper and another radioed a false location to headquarters before entering the apartment, and one of them decided to plant a gun at the scene afterward before his partner persuaded him against it.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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