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parti pris

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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
Adjective
  • Oddly, Long’s name was blacked out of that leaked partial copy of the complaint, but Pryor’s was not.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • The History of Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents, Including Ronald Reagan’s Near-Fatal Bullet Wound in 1981 Brady's wound left him with permanent disabilities, including speech challenges and partial paralysis that required him to use a wheelchair.
    Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The Board now too often acts on bias, politics, or public pressure, denying parole to people who have demonstrably changed and aren’t at risk of re-offending.
    Julia Salazar, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
  • Since the start of his second term, President Trump and his allies have repeatedly criticized judges who rule against his administration, often accusing them of political bias and judicial overreach.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • And Marguerite did actually manage to live there for years, scraping together a life on the hostile tundra.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
  • And this is a very hard-line government that has taken a kind of hostile view of everybody in the region.
    Obed Manuel, NPR, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Last July, the actor-producer’s involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed with prejudice after his attorneys argued that prosecutors had buried evidence.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 5 May 2025
  • The lawsuit, filed in 2023, was dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday, meaning it cannot be refiled.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Recent climate modeling results suggest that changes in annual precipitation in Florida will likely be modest, within about 10% of current average, with a tendency for wetter conditions in the northern part of the state and lesser precipitation in the south.
    Bob Maliva, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately, companies and brands that use premium cashmere will usually have information on their websites; generally speaking, the more details provided — length of fibers, ply, and gauge — the better the sweater.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
  • As such, birch ply sees a return to favor, with many of the components being fashioned from the popular build material.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Parti pris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parti%20pris. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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