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
With home equity levels in the United States reaching a record high in 2025 and with more than $10 trillion considered borrowable in today's economy, this May could be the smart time to leverage those funds with one of these products.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Overall, wealthier Americans continue to benefit from record-high stock prices and surging home equity values that have been steadily climbing since the pandemic.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Another drawback cited by economists and financial planners is that the accounts are locked into corporate equity investments.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The move, effectively a brief legal time-out, will allow an appeals court panel time to consider equities on both sides of the dispute before considering whether or not to invalidate the tariffs while litigation continues.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 May 2026
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Overall, wealthier Americans continue to benefit from record-high stock prices and surging home equity values that have been steadily climbing since the pandemic.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Another drawback cited by economists and financial planners is that the accounts are locked into corporate equity investments.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The move, effectively a brief legal time-out, will allow an appeals court panel time to consider equities on both sides of the dispute before considering whether or not to invalidate the tariffs while litigation continues.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused Finland to break with its long-standing tradition of military neutrality by applying for NATO membership later that same year.—
L. Sue Baugh,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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In this sense, CNN’s neutrality, once a source of respect and credibility, could also undermine it by making the channel easily exploitable.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Judaism has profound ethics and principles of justice for all.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Into that landscape comes Fred Cavayé’s Les Misérables, a new action-skewed adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic about crime, justice and redemption, starring Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean and Tahar Rahim as the relentless Inspector Javert.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Faced with these criticisms, SEJ affirmed its commitment to ethical journalism centered on objectivity and balanced news reporting.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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For schoolteachers, this is worse than whiplash, because there’s a crucial difference between the American-history-is-all-bad or -all-good preferences of the left or the right.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The Supreme Court has long held that the right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is among the oldest and most fundamental liberty interests protected by the Constitution.—
James R Mason,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 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 14 May. 2026.
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