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
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
The international community must act responsibly, avoid falling for false narratives and distorted information and refrain from legitimizing a biased and unprofessional report.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Julia Boorstin,lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman,david Faber, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Stanford scholar Claude Steele proved that the SAT’s formats are biased against Chicano and Black students.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
These reputation-threatening risks include AI datasets that show biased information or jeopardize security.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
The international community must act responsibly, avoid falling for false narratives and distorted information and refrain from legitimizing a biased and unprofessional report.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
Paramount attorneys sent the letter as the company suspects that Zaslav has been biased against a merger with Paramount since the outset, and instead, would rather complete its path toward a separation, some of the people familiar told CNBC.
—Julia Boorstin,lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman,david Faber, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Stanford scholar Claude Steele proved that the SAT’s formats are biased against Chicano and Black students.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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This redundancy ensures that the aircraft remains manageable even during a partial system failure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the involvement of partial owner Tom Brady is ramping up, adding a voice with championship pedigree to the situation.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bryant turned the ball over 17 times and allowed Jonesboro (13-7, 1-1) to score repeatedly in transition.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Owens turned herself into Long Beach police Wednesday, and she was booked on $200,000 bail.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Skepticism came easily to Trump, who had long been hostile to mainstream foreign policy.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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The helicopter the pilot was flying — a heavy, twin-rotor MH-47 Chinook — was struck by hostile fire during the operation.—
January 9,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hyland also said that Troupis presented no evidence to support his claim that every other judge in the country was prejudiced against him and therefore can't fairly hear the case.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Prosecutors had argued a gag order was needed to ensure that Detwiler’s trial was not prejudiced in Detwiler’s favor, that everyone involved in prosecution remain safe and to prevent Detwiler from profiting off his case.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, growing evidence suggests that AI tools can reinforce distorted beliefs among individuals already at risk.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Stunting or slow growth with distorted leaves or stems.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Simpson is a Miami target, according to 247Sports, and the Hurricanes previously convinced Ward and Beck to back out of the draft and play for UM instead.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Our petty disagreements, our nonstop partisan bickering, our junior-high level social media dramas seem to melt away when faced with our own mortality.—
Terry Mattingly,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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What's more, there is significant partisan division here.—
Nick Spicer,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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