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adjective

Definition of parti prisnext
as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another a parti pris interpretation of the causes of the war

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parti pris

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noun

ˈpär-ˌtē-ˈprē How to pronounce parti pris (audio)
as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities the longer a president is dead, the better we are able to evaluate without parti pris his political achievements

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Recent Examples of parti pris
Noun
Whereas Galgut’s clarity of vision can seem sometimes almost unworldly, Diski is nothing if not parti pris. — Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parti pris
  1. partial
  2. bias
  3. hostile
  4. prejudice
  5. tendency
  6. ply
Adjective
  • Deluxe Darling Harbour Rooms start at 40 to 50 square metres, but Deluxe Opera House City View Rooms, one tier up, are the most popular, with partial views of the Sydney icon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI’s agents also crawled millions of pages and made thousands of data queries, which may have led to the partial outage of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) in May, the post adds.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of partial
Noun
  • At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Without the financial incentive markets provide, social pressure and community biases play more of a role in influencing opinion.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of bias
Adjective
  • In a hostile divorce proceeding, the first camp to attack has a major advantage.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The mission’s goal is to evaluate how the chips fare during the launch, as well as in the hostile space environment.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of hostile
Noun
  • The Justice Department wanted to preserve the possibility of bringing the case again, but In his ruling Thursday, Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning Hearn cannot be charged again over the same allegations.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The memo demanded that the charges be dismissed without prejudice—meaning that they could later be reinstated.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of prejudice
Noun
  • Or perhaps the increase reflects an institutional tendency toward over-enforcement.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This combines the annual seasonal pattern, the four-year election cycle and the decadal tendencies (years that end in 6).
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tendency
Noun
  • In all of these cases, however, separating the steel belt plies and bead cores from the rubber treads and sidewalls is a time- and labor-intensive process.
    — Ben Coxworth October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Ovation plies the Caribbean waters in the winter months, but crosses the Atlantic for Mediterranean and European adventures during spring and summer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
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“Parti pris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parti%20pris. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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