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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
Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Today’s technocratic education tends to be neutral about ends.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Ralph Lauren — The fashion company was upgraded to buy from neutral at Citi, which believes affluent consumers will help Ralph Lauren navigate the current macro volatility.
—Sarah Min,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
In terms of soil pH levels, tulips prefer neutral to slightly acidic soil.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Today’s technocratic education tends to be neutral about ends.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Ralph Lauren — The fashion company was upgraded to buy from neutral at Citi, which believes affluent consumers will help Ralph Lauren navigate the current macro volatility.
—Sarah Min,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
In terms of soil pH levels, tulips prefer neutral to slightly acidic soil.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
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Democrat, Republican, and independent voters (timely) often fall into the same flawed pattern when judging the nation's condition.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The popular protein bar brand David is currently fighting a lawsuit alleging the company’s bars contain nearly twice as many calories as the labels claim, based on independent testing.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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Simply, Florida’s Pro Day was as boring as ever.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Given a list, the sorts of things Americans are comfortable with AI doing tend to be impersonal or even boring tasks, as well as those that less directly impact them, like proofreading or searching online.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic wanted assurances from the Pentagon that its AI chatbot would not be used for mass domestic surveillance or to operate fully autonomous weapons.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Tesla is under several investigations related to its autonomous vehicle technology, with reports that its vehicles have run red lights, driven erratically and crashed.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in beige prison outfits and separated from each other by their lawyers, Maduro and his wife wore headsets to hear the translation of the proceedings into Spanish and appeared to be listening intently as the arguments were presented.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Turrets rose above the desert palette, the sandy beige surroundings starkly contrasted by pops of royal blue and deep teal on rooftops and trims.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Guten singled out the defense’s witness, Beatty, as too biased to render an impartial assessment, characterizing the social worker’s testimony as advocacy, not an expert opinion.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys for Tyler Robinson continued arguing their motion to keep certain evidence out of the public’s view, citing the potential inability to select an impartial jury in the high-profile case.—
Adriana James-Rodil , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Thune was previously noncommittal about using the process, given the complexity of ushering it across the floor, but Senate Republicans floated the option to Trump earlier this week to win his support for DHS funding.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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Democrats in the lower chamber could also move on another war powers resolution soon, but House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was noncommittal on a timeline Tuesday.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Roughly half of teens say social media is bad for people their age, according to a study last spring by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Last year, Republicans also had to deal with days of trading paper with the parliamentarian, a nonpartisan referee of Senate rules who gets to decide whether language complies with budget reconciliation.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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