1
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the judge considered both sides of the argument with equity
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as in justice
the practice of giving to others what is their due
basic to the notion of equity is the principle that all people are of equal standing in the eyes of the law
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Recent Examples of equity
And that's especially true when turning to home equity as the funding source.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Since the beginning of the war, equities and oil have largely traded inversely.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump knows that the rich (and anybody invested in equities) are taking a hit because of this war.
—William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The commission denied We Energies' request for a 10% return on equity in the previous rate case, instead setting it at 9.8%.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Since the beginning of the war, equities and oil have largely traded inversely.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump knows that the rich (and anybody invested in equities) are taking a hit because of this war.
—William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The commission denied We Energies' request for a 10% return on equity in the previous rate case, instead setting it at 9.8%.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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The neutrality of the white cube gives way to an immersive installation dominated by shades of red—threads suspended from the ceiling, woven into sculptural forms, draped across surfaces and layered into dense, tactile compositions.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Let every new person, every new opportunity be greeted with neutrality, then observation, then placement.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The measure advances Howard County Executive Calvin Ball's Interfaith Action Plan, which analyzed 12 areas in an effort to ensure that all religious communities receive compassion, justice and care.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The court’s two Democratic justices dissented, along with Republican Associate Justice Richard Dietz.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Luminate has a series of extensive checks and balances in place to detect any fraudulent data from providers to ensure the objectivity of the chart.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Having cast doubt on Beatty’s objectivity, Hilborn then made the case that Wilkens’ fear may have stemmed from something other than abuse.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Those riots kickstarted the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America, and beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Privacy law may apply to, say, a stranger who broadcasts a toddler’s febrile seizure to a potential audience of millions, but the same child generally cannot claim a legal right to privacy from his mother or father.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Equity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equity. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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