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Recent Examples of one-sided The researchers found consistent concerns about harsh and one-sided language in public reports, inconsistent penalties, and a lack of realistic avenues to appeal. Joseph Brazel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Our unnamed hero’s one-sided correspondence is exhausting, familiar, humiliating, and rewarding all at once. Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025 Making matters worse, the one-sided defeat came at home, as the game took place in the Rose Bowl. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025 But what came out of the finale discussion with the writers room and with Jack was the idea that there was not just a one-sided relationship between any of these characters. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025 The kicking competition wasn’t a one-sided affair, so there’s a chance the Panthers look at some other options on the waiver wire. Mike Kaye updated August 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025 The most one-sided defeat of Carlos Alcaraz’s life—a loss the tennis champion is now able to laugh about—was in a junior tournament in Totana, a town in Murcia about a 40-minute drive from his village of El Palmar. Mark Hodgkinson, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025 Yet some companies may feel as if the AI revolution feels a little one-sided. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025 To many colleagues, this article may seem unjust or one-sided—and could potentially result in professional repercussions—particularly when written from the perspective of an American Israeli Zionist. Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-sided
Adjective
  • United’s decade-plus of footballing dysfunction owes a partial debt to hiring processes that can make sense in the moment, but leave head coaches overexposed.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • According to scientists, a molecular dipole arises when a molecule has partial positive and partial negative charge regions, giving the molecule an overall polarity that points in a specific direction.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump has been hostile to renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, and prioritizes fossil fuels for electricity.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter took it as a hostile act and approached Prescott, meeting face-to-face with him.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The shoe manages to look both retro and futuristic at the same time through its distorted 2000s design language.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Neutrons occupy unexpected shells and give rise to nuclei with distorted shapes and unusual properties compared to their more stable neighbors.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Like several quasi-independent regulatory agencies in the executive branch, the STB consists of five partisan board members with staggered five-year terms who oversee a staff.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If all of this plays out to its fullest partisan extent, the Republicans are likely to pick up a five- to eight-seat advantage.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So, my opinion on Family Dough may be a little bit biased.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In general, language models can generate biased responses based on training data.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“One-sided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-sided. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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