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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 Fairphone 6 is 100 percent e-waste neutral, made in factories powered by 100 percent renewable energy, by people paid a living wage.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 28 June 2025
Forest green walls act as a warm backdrop to neutral wooden walls, nut brown couches and a splashy, terrazzo bartop at this buzzy bar.
—Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2025
Most hot springs are actually neutral, Poland said, but the temperatures are so extreme that the bison most likely boiled to death.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 27 June 2025
And even if Israel was interested in coming to the table, China is unlikely to be seen as a neutral arbiter given its ties with Iran, criticisms of Israel including over Gaza, and ongoing global power competition with the U.S., Israel’s biggest ally.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 20 June 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 28 June 2025
Forest green walls act as a warm backdrop to neutral wooden walls, nut brown couches and a splashy, terrazzo bartop at this buzzy bar.
—Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2025
Most hot springs are actually neutral, Poland said, but the temperatures are so extreme that the bison most likely boiled to death.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 27 June 2025
And even if Israel was interested in coming to the table, China is unlikely to be seen as a neutral arbiter given its ties with Iran, criticisms of Israel including over Gaza, and ongoing global power competition with the U.S., Israel’s biggest ally.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
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Cuomo is considering running in the general election on an independent ballot line.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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It was again considered in 2008 and then, in 2014, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) — a group of independent experts that advises the WHO — took it up.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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This is worlds away from that boring deli chicken sandwich, while still being easy enough to whip up on the busiest of days.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The contract’s scope of work includes the single bore tunnel, station entrances and exits, the excavation of underground stations and the procurement of a tunnel boring machine.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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Some states have worked toward laws that mandate human operators in autonomous vehicles; others have fought against the proliferation of deepfakes flooding the internet; some have taken on data privacy and more.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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Tesla’s autonomous ride hailing service went live just over a week ago with nearly a dozen robotaxis shuttling passengers in downtown Austin.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Ken Corcoran recalled seeing the new beige boat in August in the driveway across the street.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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Plus, pretty much everything about the design — the beige sole, white body, and red details — matches Witherspoon’s kicks.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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The government said that independence requirement merely means the task force is supposed to make recommendations based on their impartial medical and public-health judgments.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The court determined that prosecutors with the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office made procedural errors during the trial that undermined the jury’s ability to reach an impartial verdict.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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Trump was noncommittal Whether the U.S. would get involved had been unclear in recent days.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Advertisement Though stereotypes about bisexuals being indecisive or noncommittal still persist today, there is also a movement to embrace these qualities as part of the identity.—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
12 June 2025
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Conservationists were handed a win last week, when the Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian blocked a provision that would have mandated the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of federal public lands across the West from being included in the Republican budget bill.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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This absence of economic activity has been felt acutely in the restaurant industry, which is staffed overwhelmingly by Latinos and immigrants — 79% and 66% respectively, according to the the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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The African Union is set to launch its own credit ratings agency this year to help challenge the establishment with additional transparency for African sovereign ratings.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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The company’s pre-IPO investors include Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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