as in tendencies
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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variants
or biasses
as in prejudices
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 biases
Andrea Keiser, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Judges were asked to set aside any preconceptions or biases and evaluate how successfully each car executed its mission.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Alex Molinaroli points to subtle biases that may discourage girls from STEM early on.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Such strategies use a complex mix of statistical models, machine-learning algorithms, factors and other quantitative signals to identify — and bet on — upward and downward moves in markets, removing human emotion and biases from the investment process.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
School-choice proponents must also reckon with AI’s ideological biases.
—Jonah Davids, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
But, like Pal and other experts, Zhang agreed certain biases could tilt the results in favor of the morning patients.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Biometric security analyses like facial recognition and iris scanning have also been shown to exhibit biases that undermine their accuracy.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
HonestReporting, a media watchdog group that focuses on anti-Israel biases, issued a press release dismissing Accurso’s explanation.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Strong leadership requires constant effort to listen to views that contrary to our biases, keep that open mind, and find a middle ground.
—Andrea Keiser, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Judges were asked to set aside any preconceptions or biases and evaluate how successfully each car executed its mission.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Alex Molinaroli points to subtle biases that may discourage girls from STEM early on.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Such strategies use a complex mix of statistical models, machine-learning algorithms, factors and other quantitative signals to identify — and bet on — upward and downward moves in markets, removing human emotion and biases from the investment process.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
School-choice proponents must also reckon with AI’s ideological biases.
—Jonah Davids, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
But, like Pal and other experts, Zhang agreed certain biases could tilt the results in favor of the morning patients.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Biometric security analyses like facial recognition and iris scanning have also been shown to exhibit biases that undermine their accuracy.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
HonestReporting, a media watchdog group that focuses on anti-Israel biases, issued a press release dismissing Accurso’s explanation.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
In a recent 2020 study, even neutral words were processed by participants differently depending on whether they were placed in a positive or negative context, revealing that prior emotional tone biases how future information is received.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biases
Noun
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The film noir tackles the corruptive tendencies of power, with Broderick Crawford as a populist politician who rises up as a Southern governor and wields dangerous influence.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Like most of us, FIG shed its more rebellious tendencies over time.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is the standard for ramp inclinations that are usable for most people, especially wheelchair users.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s inclinations to make every race about him could foul this for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic, which won the Academy Award for visual effects and spawned an enduring franchise, turns the commercial towing vessel Nostromo — essentially a tug-hauling cargo ship — into something claustrophobic and unforgiving.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter – a plant that turns zinc ore into pure zinc metal – poured out of the factory’s stacks, became trapped in the valley and thus blanketed Donora.—
Ella Whitman,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Players have to create teams that exploit a boss’ weakness in order to defeat them, and that means building up characters that have the right elemental affinities.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The driving rock guitars and layered vocal textures recall TV on the Radio’s experimentation, and Galanin shares certain vocal and political affinities with Moses Sumney.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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