as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
his unimpeachable neutrality makes him the ideal person to judge which of us is right
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Recent Examples of neutrality
Under the umbrella of Saudi Vision 2030, the nation is pivoting toward a diverse, sustainable economy with an ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.
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Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Eventually, entire movements and terms emerged, like body positivity and body neutrality.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
True to Capricorns, gray symbolizes maturity, wisdom, responsibility, stability, neutrality, and balance.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Mayer adds that the monarch's traditional neutrality could be tested.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Eventually, entire movements and terms emerged, like body positivity and body neutrality.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
True to Capricorns, gray symbolizes maturity, wisdom, responsibility, stability, neutrality, and balance.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Mayer adds that the monarch's traditional neutrality could be tested.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutrality
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He’s also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary’s public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán’s party — until objectivity can be restored.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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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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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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In their letter, the faculty committee said not only would potential conflicts of interest arise in the impartiality of future tenure decisions and other professional development opportunities, but in the development and approval of the pending revision of the amorous relationship policy.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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The agency previously prided itself on the program’s impartiality and, in an effort to protect its science from the influence of industry, purposefully kept the program separate from the agency offices that craft regulation.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
1 May 2026
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“Neutrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutrality. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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