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as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
a city of incomparable fairness, Venice has enchanted travelers for centuries
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as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
fairness was certainly uppermost in the elderly woman's mind as she made arrangements for dividing the family heirlooms among her many grandchildren
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Recent Examples of fairness
The final fairness hearing will take place on January 26, 2026.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Questions of culture, fairness Military leaders have debated the benefits of offering options such as virtual personal trainers and issuing wearable fitness trackers to support reservists in their fitness efforts.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Larson is among the Democratic opponents of the speeding camera bill, over fairness and bias concerns in other cities that have them.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The film was produced by Sony Pictures as part of a slate sold to Netflix, but outside of some music rights (the music is, in fairness, quite popular), Netflix holds the IP rights, including to consumer products, Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja said last month.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Questions of culture, fairness Military leaders have debated the benefits of offering options such as virtual personal trainers and issuing wearable fitness trackers to support reservists in their fitness efforts.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Larson is among the Democratic opponents of the speeding camera bill, over fairness and bias concerns in other cities that have them.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The film was produced by Sony Pictures as part of a slate sold to Netflix, but outside of some music rights (the music is, in fairness, quite popular), Netflix holds the IP rights, including to consumer products, Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja said last month.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairness
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While Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar cast.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Need to find a home for your beauty tools, pantry staples, or extra sweaters?—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
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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Consider a university that adopts an institutional neutrality policy.—
Jimmy Wales,
Fortune,
28 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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Things changed in January when management announced that DuPont would retain its water business — not only to accelerate the timing of the electronics spin, but also to enhance the overall attractiveness of the remaining legacy company.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, regardless of the potential attractiveness, investing in an individual stock entails significant risk.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 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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The International Court of Justice also said in its advisory opinion that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the main UN body serving Palestinian refugees, has not violated impartiality rules and that Israel must support the agency’s relief work.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Defense lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James might also cite the exchange in court to question the impartiality of the prosecution.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairness. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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