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
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Illinois bolted an early 15-3 lead as USC stumbled out of the gate, turning the ball over four times in the first six minutes and missing seven of its first eight shots.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Consider pausing a debate, rescheduling an extra meeting, or turning a workout into a quiet walk, because solitude restores your energy and lets new ideas surface.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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Bessette showing off her innate sense of what’s cool, and singlehandedly convincing the designer to bring the young model into the fold.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some health influencers claim, without convincing human-subject data to prove their point, that rapamycin slows cellular aging.—
Jordan D. Metzl,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Whitehead emphasized that district courts possess broad discretion in managing their dockets and found that further delay would risk prejudicing the plaintiffs given the ongoing effects of the suspension and associated agency actions.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Biasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biasing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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