as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
my neighbor's account of how the feud got started was somewhat one-sided
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Recent Examples of one-sided
The Battle of Pennsylvania Rages On The Flyers hold a commanding 3-0 series lead, and the Battle of Pennsylvania has been decidedly one-sided.
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Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
In Berlin, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko stops Chris Byrd in the seventh round of a one-sided fight to gain the IBF heavyweight title.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This partnership is not one-sided.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Grab a bench and place your left hand and your left knee on it in a one-sided tabletop position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
Tanking’s Impact on Regular Season Basketball Utah’s 46-point margin of victory last Friday was particularly one-sided, but uncompetitive basketball was par for the course during the regular season.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Not re-created in the arena—presumably too one-sided.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Critics of Israel express legitimate concerns about Israel’s attacks on Gaza and perhaps Lebanon, but their movement is one-sided.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
At the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, the 90th edition of the Masters, among the most prestigious sporting events in the world, had, until then, been looking to be a one-sided affair.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2026
Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
In Berlin, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko stops Chris Byrd in the seventh round of a one-sided fight to gain the IBF heavyweight title.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This partnership is not one-sided.
—Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Grab a bench and place your left hand and your left knee on it in a one-sided tabletop position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
Tanking’s Impact on Regular Season Basketball Utah’s 46-point margin of victory last Friday was particularly one-sided, but uncompetitive basketball was par for the course during the regular season.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Not re-created in the arena—presumably too one-sided.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Critics of Israel express legitimate concerns about Israel’s attacks on Gaza and perhaps Lebanon, but their movement is one-sided.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
At the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, the 90th edition of the Masters, among the most prestigious sporting events in the world, had, until then, been looking to be a one-sided affair.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-sided
Adjective
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The approach also proved resilient, working even with partial or noisy sensor data and in cluttered environments, marking a step forward in adaptable, real-world robotic manipulation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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The share of Americans who disapprove of the job that Congress is doing stands at an all-time high as the partial government shutdown drags on, according to new polling from Gallup.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On Tuesday a civil jury concluded that Lodes resigned involuntarily due to his reporting of a hostile workplace and was awarded the multimillion-dollar payment as compensation for his emotional damages.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit claims Mavromatis experienced retaliatory consequences for raising concerns about the harassment and hostile work environment.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Forget the glossy card-stock mailers with distorted images, designed to make your opponent look like an ax murderer.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Forget the glossy card-stock mailers with distorted images, designed to make your opponent look like an ax murderer.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This was a bipartisan effort, led by state attorneys general from across the country and across the political spectrum, because this isn’t a partisan issue.—
Letitia James,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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Critics say the event has a highly partisan list of participants and is part of a larger project to connect America's upcoming 250th birthday with a Christian nationalist vision that portrays the nation's founding as essentially Christian, something many historians dispute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The problem with our politics is not that each of us is biased.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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There are always biased results in any research.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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“One-sided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-sided. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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