variants
or biassing
as in turning
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 biasing
While not feasible in all work settings, adopting a practice of removing personal information about gender and other potentially biasing characteristics can increase fair and consistent performance evaluations.
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Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biasing
Verb
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Season-defining results turning not on the ever-growing bona fide quality of the players and the performances but on farcical decision-making.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end hours from now.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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An attack by civilians on the army headquarters is the sort of cardinal sin the military is unlikely to forgive, regardless of clever lawyers and convincing legal arguments.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Arizona Cardinals have finally snapped their five-game losing streak, doing so in convincing fashion with a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Biasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biasing. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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