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 one-sided adjustment would be a particular burden on homeowners, most of whom do not pay capital gains tax anyways as a result of existing tax exemptions.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Influencer culture encourages one-sided, parasocial bonds.
—Jennifer Pollitt, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson’s perspective of the NBA’s two-player race for Rookie of the Year admittedly was one-sided.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Cougars went on a 17-4 run and pulled away for a one-sided 81-67 win in the Class 5A championship at the Macon Coliseum.
—Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Blanket hogging, one-sided cocooning, temperature mismatches, and unintentional comforter hogging are among the reasons couples are embracing the same bed, separate bedding trend.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the story presented a one-sided narrative that omitted important facts and context that were provided to the reporter prior to publication.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
UConn beat Creighton for the third time this season, 100-51 on Sunday in the conference tournament semifinals which so far have been even more one-sided than expected.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Even though the score against Granite Hills was closer than last week’s 3-0 victory, the victory Saturday was more one-sided.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Influencer culture encourages one-sided, parasocial bonds.
—Jennifer Pollitt, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson’s perspective of the NBA’s two-player race for Rookie of the Year admittedly was one-sided.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Cougars went on a 17-4 run and pulled away for a one-sided 81-67 win in the Class 5A championship at the Macon Coliseum.
—Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Blanket hogging, one-sided cocooning, temperature mismatches, and unintentional comforter hogging are among the reasons couples are embracing the same bed, separate bedding trend.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the story presented a one-sided narrative that omitted important facts and context that were provided to the reporter prior to publication.
—Aegis Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
UConn beat Creighton for the third time this season, 100-51 on Sunday in the conference tournament semifinals which so far have been even more one-sided than expected.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Even though the score against Granite Hills was closer than last week’s 3-0 victory, the victory Saturday was more one-sided.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-sided
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The partial shutdown of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday evening was due to a car chase, San Francisco police said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Investigators also reported discovering a partial bare footprint inside the home, later finding that Oninski’s left foot was stained with what appeared to be blood.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 45th president’s victory in the crowded 2016 primary effectively toppled the existing Republican Establishment, injecting the party with a combination of populism and distrust that was especially hostile to the way things were done before.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Customers will keep fighting back with dirty returns, unused reservations and hostile reviews.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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By 1996, every band with a guitar felt the pressure to crank its amps as loud as possible, and even indie pop fans heard the clean jangle of prior years give way to the distorted crunch and Psychocandy worship of bands like Black Tambourine and Henry’s Dress.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is plain weaponization of the FBI for partisan political purposes.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana, a non-partisan organization that helped organize the town hall, encouraged attendees to contact their Carmel city councilors to ask them to pass a resolution stating that Carmel is not an appropriate place for an ICE office.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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The advisory highlighted other barriers to rolling out Community Notes outside the US, including translation issues or how many countries will still lack full internet connectivity in rural or deprived areas, which could lead to biased notes.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 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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