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
Just in the past month, Fox Entertainment announced an equity stake investment in the Ukrainian verticals company Holywater, owner of the My Drama app, committing to making more than 200 shows for the platform in two years.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Her latest donation is to Howard University, as Scott continues her commitment to advance racial equity by supporting historically Black colleges and universities across the United States.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Keurig Dr Pepper is turning to two private equity firms to ease shareholder concerns that its coffee megamerger will leave the company on shaky ground.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Her approach provided an alternative to the private equity model that had acquired a majority of autism service companies.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Her latest donation is to Howard University, as Scott continues her commitment to advance racial equity by supporting historically Black colleges and universities across the United States.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Keurig Dr Pepper is turning to two private equity firms to ease shareholder concerns that its coffee megamerger will leave the company on shaky ground.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Her approach provided an alternative to the private equity model that had acquired a majority of autism service companies.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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The models are part of Honda’s larger goal of achieving carbon neutrality all of its products and corporate activities by 2050.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The constant tug-of-war among the parties has driven concerns among ACP leadership that a concentration of terminal operators at the canal-adjacent ports would pose risks to the waterway’s neutrality.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Pennsylvania, Martin was helping the state party’s effort to retain three state Supreme Court justices in an up-or-down vote.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The new online encyclopedia, which suffered technical difficulties upon launch, uses xAI’s Grok large language model to pull information and supposedly prioritize objectivity.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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When headlines surge and prices are volatile, the urge to act can overwhelm an investor’s objectivity.—
Chris Stevens,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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Human rights organizations have renewed their criticism, airing concerns about the persecution of dissent in a country where more than 800 people are behind bars for political reasons, according to the legal rights organization Foro Penal.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu also won a Gold Glove -- for the second straight year -- leaving Duran as the odd man out defensively.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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“Equity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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