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
Franklin’s extremely one-sided contract is a perfect example.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Israel has denied this and said the report is biased and one-sided.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Most relationships are never one-sided.
—Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The Panthers’ second-year head coach watched his offense, defense and special teams units all falter in another one-sided defeat against a middling opponent.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Birdville was coming off a one-sided loss to Aledo the week before.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
For years, government policy has pushed a one-sided energy transition.
—Derrick Hollie, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Valley has sandwiched one-sided victories over Wilcox and Patterson around its only loss, 38-29 at Salinas.
—Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Perhaps a boss adds on more tasks that clash with your travel schedule, or a community endeavor starts to feel one-sided.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Israel has denied this and said the report is biased and one-sided.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Most relationships are never one-sided.
—Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The Panthers’ second-year head coach watched his offense, defense and special teams units all falter in another one-sided defeat against a middling opponent.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Birdville was coming off a one-sided loss to Aledo the week before.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
For years, government policy has pushed a one-sided energy transition.
—Derrick Hollie, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Valley has sandwiched one-sided victories over Wilcox and Patterson around its only loss, 38-29 at Salinas.
—Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Perhaps a boss adds on more tasks that clash with your travel schedule, or a community endeavor starts to feel one-sided.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-sided
Adjective
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Among the injuries the child suffered, Hestrin said, were a partial bone fracture of the skull, a brain hemorrhage and injuries to the ribs and legs.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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This means the public will only get a partial truth.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In response, Stanton told him to go away, using an expletive, and sent a series of hostile messages, as well as one asking to meet in person, the complaint alleges.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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But in the best-of-seven ALCS, the Jays needed four starters, so there was Scherzer, making his first appearance of the postseason in a hostile environment with his team needing a win to tie the series with the Seattle Mariners at two games apiece.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Led by blaring ‘80s synthesizers and a pounding beat, the song features a distorted lead vocal from D’Angelo, who accompanies himself on multitracked backing vocals with the occasional soul shriek thrown in for good measure.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Its highly distorted structure could enable complex transition pathways that lead to metastable ice phases.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Undermining the existing system for partisan ends won’t make the picture look any lovelier.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bergeron said producers broke an agreement to avoid partisan bookings, prompting him to publicly voice his frustration.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Or relies on biased data to make a decision?—
Lee Clifford,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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These higher numbers could reflect biased data, where weak surveillance systems only pick up the worst infections that are more likely to be resistant to antibiotics.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“One-sided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-sided. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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