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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
Cannes Film Festival organizers have urged all staffers to remain politically neutral while on the job in a series of guidelines sent out ahead of this evening’s opening night gala.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 May 2025
There were about 140,000 Jews in the Netherlands, a neutral country, when the Germans arrived in 1940.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 3 May 2025
For one, the upstart Wings and dynastic Las Vegas Aces go to work at a particularly cool neutral site — Purcell Pavilion, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, cathedral to Muffet McGraw’s national championship program.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Fellow Reddit users say the couple should plan on meeting in a neutral location, rather than traveling to Pakistan and risk the mother-in-law trying to convince them to stay forever.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 May 2025
There were about 140,000 Jews in the Netherlands, a neutral country, when the Germans arrived in 1940.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 3 May 2025
For one, the upstart Wings and dynastic Las Vegas Aces go to work at a particularly cool neutral site — Purcell Pavilion, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, cathedral to Muffet McGraw’s national championship program.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Fellow Reddit users say the couple should plan on meeting in a neutral location, rather than traveling to Pakistan and risk the mother-in-law trying to convince them to stay forever.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
Adjective
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The blockade has pushed half a million people in Gaza to starvation, according to the latest review by independent experts on famine.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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In the past technology, data and process, were almost independent pieces that had to be brought together.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Belief that your institution is exempt from the hard, functional and often boring parts of the job leads to a slow decline.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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As a small-market team, for the majority of my life, Indiana has been looked at as boring or whatever the case may be.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Under state law, autonomous vehicles are allowed in Florida, with licensed operators able to operate them remotely.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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But Tesla is not currently sitting on a fleet of several hundred thousand ex-lease autonomous Models 3 and Y, and as of today there exists no actual Tesla ride-hailing network.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2025
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Tastefully subdued beige furniture that will be chucked the minute Trump takes ownership.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Yes, that WestRock plant — the big factory that looms over I-94 at Vandalia, the one with large metal beige walls and front-end loaders pushing around cardboard, the source (at times) of interesting smells.—
Ben Shardlow,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2025
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India blamed Pakistan for backing the attackers, while Islamabad denied involvement and called for an impartial international investigation.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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They were asked to fill out questionnaires gauging their familiarity with the case and ability to be fair and impartial.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
12 May 2025
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Roseman was noncommittal when asked about what position Campbell will play.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Subsequently, the activities association took a more noncommittal stance.—
Ann Schimke,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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The lawsuit was filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five small U.S. businesses that import goods from countries targeted by the tariffs.—
Dietrich Knauth,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The biggest beneficiaries of the Republican plan would be middle- and higher-income families, according to an analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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New $10 Billion Agreement in Saudi Arabia Tuesday saw AMD unveil a $10 billion agreement with Humain, a startup based in Saudi Arabia supported by the nation’s sovereign fund.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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There’s the ethical and strategic risk of handing sovereign AI capabilities to authoritarian states.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
14 May 2025
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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