as in bias
the unfair practice of treating some people better than others
The favoritism of the boss led to many disgruntled employees. He accused the teacher of showing favoritism in assigning grades.
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Recent Examples of favoritism
For a party that eschews political favoritism, this policy was designed to benefit a demographic that consistently votes Democratic.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
And one in five employees have begun freelancing or started their own business to escape favoritism in traditional workplaces.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Legal authority to change tax-exempt status belongs solely to the IRS and it is supposed to use that power without political favoritism.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Although algorithmic favoritism had long been suspected across platforms, Musk’s unapologetic approach dispensed with the pretense of neutrality that tech companies had carefully maintained.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for favoritism
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
And one in five employees have begun freelancing or started their own business to escape favoritism in traditional workplaces.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Legal authority to change tax-exempt status belongs solely to the IRS and it is supposed to use that power without political favoritism.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Although algorithmic favoritism had long been suspected across platforms, Musk’s unapologetic approach dispensed with the pretense of neutrality that tech companies had carefully maintained.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for favoritism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favoritism
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Universities are still reeling from the campus protests that spawned a wave of harassment against Jewish students, while questions of affordability and political bias have increasingly weighed down public support, especially among Republicans.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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This study examined crime data for patterns of racial bias while also looking at police misconduct and eviction policies, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Critics too often do a disservice to the art of younger generations, overstating the similarities between works that have little in common besides the age of their makers or failing to account for the aesthetic prejudices of their own cohort.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Combs' attorneys had the suit moved from state court to federal court, and in January 2025, U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy dismissed it with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Both academics and law experts agreed that Mexico needed to change its judicial system, citing long-standing issues such as corruption, nepotism and impunity, but many said electing judges by popular vote might not be the best approach.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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That said, Milo has gone the extra mile to ensure his accomplishments aren’t a result of nepotism.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Now, some 114 years later, Californians have reached their limit with the cozy cronyism between the commission and the private utilities it is required to keep in check.—
Loretta Lynch,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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But the administrative state is the quiet hand of cronyism working for decades in the most inefficient, sinister ways.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Favoritism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favoritism. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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