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as in independent
not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war
Sweden remained neutral during World War II, refusing to join either side in the conflict
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as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
the hero is the novel's only fully fleshed person, all the others being rather neutral characters who are just there to advance the plot
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Recent Examples of neutral
The changes are part of F1’s ambitious goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2030.
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Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
In addition to probable cause and specificity requirements, the Fourth Amendment requires a warrant to be signed by a neutral judge or magistrate to ensure an independent check on law enforcement.
—Amanda Cats-Baril, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
Little movement has been made in the past several weeks — a report issued by a neutral third party failed to produce an agreement as of Tuesday.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Echinus is made acidic because of a mix of acidic gases and neutral waters, Yellowstone said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
In addition to probable cause and specificity requirements, the Fourth Amendment requires a warrant to be signed by a neutral judge or magistrate to ensure an independent check on law enforcement.
—Amanda Cats-Baril, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
Little movement has been made in the past several weeks — a report issued by a neutral third party failed to produce an agreement as of Tuesday.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Echinus is made acidic because of a mix of acidic gases and neutral waters, Yellowstone said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
Adjective
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Without a letter denoting a political party next to their name on the ballot, independent candidates have historically gotten lost in the mix.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The merger underscores the challenging marketplace for independent studios.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Crank up some music and have a dance party during an otherwise boring moment.—
Margery D. Rosen,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
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At this point, the UConn-dominance-is-boring crowd has had years to debate during the reigns of several incredible players.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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After OpenAI published some of the terms of the contract on Saturday, many outside observers immediately questioned how the redlines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance would actually be upheld, with some saying the language would still allow the safeguards to be disregarded.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The conflict centered around Anthropic's push for guardrails that would explicitly prevent the military from using Claude to conduct mass surveillance on Americans or to power fully autonomous weapons.—
Camilla Schick,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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With sisters that specialize in this ilk of blonde, Elizabeth Olsen's beige old money is broken up only by some brightening highlights within her wispy bangs.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her lips were lined with a dark greige liner, but instead of a pale pink, prismatic pastel, or shimmery beige lip color, Smith opted for a color-changing gold that flashed with metallic champagne tones in one light and warm, fiery orange in others, depending on the angle and the light.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Our city leaders must ensure that development remains impartial and grounded in the law, rather than being determined by subjective interpretations behind closed doors.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Singh argues in his motion the cumulative effect demonstrates how the prosecution prioritized political considerations over impartial enforcement of the law.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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When asked about the legislation last week, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas was noncommittal about his support for the two bills.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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Patriots executive Eliot Wolf was noncommittal on the subject Tuesday.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Four seats on the nonpartisan Fulton County Board of Education are up for election this year.—
Cassidy Alexander,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The foundation and nonpartisan pollsters at the University of Chicago conduct the survey each year.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The 39th floor penthouse of SoftBank’s downtown Tokyo headquarters is not your usual featureless C-suite.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Objects that were invisible to Hubble are easily revealed to JWST; objects that appear blurry to Hubble appear sharp with JWST views; objects that appeared featureless to Hubble have many clear features visible within them as seen by JWST.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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