as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
an evenhanded meting out of punishment
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Recent Examples of evenhanded
His background in writing for professionals in education and healthcare has honed his evenhanded and empathetic approach to delicate subjects.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
While Ellis’ approach has been viewed by some as assertive oversight of executive powers, Ellis’ former colleagues who spoke with CNN described her as someone who dispenses evenhanded justice.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
In a frank and evenhanded assessment of their life on US campuses, one said that his American classmates on balance held racist views toward Indians and their religious beliefs and were not particularly interested in learning about their culture.
—Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
Rogoff treats those benefits, as well as the burdens of dollar dominance, in an evenhanded way.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
While Ellis’ approach has been viewed by some as assertive oversight of executive powers, Ellis’ former colleagues who spoke with CNN described her as someone who dispenses evenhanded justice.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
In a frank and evenhanded assessment of their life on US campuses, one said that his American classmates on balance held racist views toward Indians and their religious beliefs and were not particularly interested in learning about their culture.
—Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
Rogoff treats those benefits, as well as the burdens of dollar dominance, in an evenhanded way.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenhanded
Adjective
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If Harris got her way, the perception would be that these are administration officials, not impartial judges.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The government insists that Turkey’s courts are impartial and act independently of political pressure.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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In other words, there is at least a pathway toward a more equitable financial structure within college athletics.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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Alonso-Pimentel hopes the new church-state model will be more equitable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Ecology remained characteristic of her approach, but Carson now broadened her aims to encompass a mobilization of public opinion equal to the task of addressing the widespread harms of chemical pesticides in everyday life and agricultural ecosystems alike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Its movement still stirs something elemental, equal parts comfort and awe.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Evenhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenhanded. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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