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Recent Examples of partiality In fact, the handbag was invented, experimented with and refined before women received pocket partiality. Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025 So, Hunt’s partiality for turtlenecks has now become the official look for player headshots over the past two decades. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 There should be no equivocation or the appearance of partiality. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 The accused and accuser, for their part, might have reason to question the partiality of an investigation conducted in house and whether the inquiry is a sham done to protect the employer. Gabriella Levine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for partiality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partiality
Noun
  • Elements like market timing, rebalancing portfolios, as well as risk management, are particularly vulnerable to human error, as these decisions can often be influenced by emotion or bias.
    Logan Weaver, Forbes.com, 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • That's quite a compliment from the King of Horror, a man not known to keep mum if an adaptation of one of his works is not to his liking.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
  • Sweeten it to your liking with dates, maple syrup, or not at all.
    Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 1 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
  • Judging by the untended blisters on his knuckles and palms, however, Enzo doesn’t show much aptitude for it — to the extent that his supervisor drives the boy home one day to speak with his parents, surprised to discover that Enzo lives in a posh home with ocean views and a private pool.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 May 2025
  • Hiring focuses on ability and aptitude, in companies that are focused on growth.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The following month, she is set to appear at All Things Go in New York City alongside the likes of Doechii and Noah Kahan.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 16 May 2025
  • His new administration at times has blown past bureaucratic impediments, the likes of which have slowed down hiring in the past.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Unlike any other mode of communication, mathematics offers a starting point rooted not in emotion or partisanship, but in objectivity — where evidence, data and reason lead the conversation.
    Vicki Abeles, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
  • But more recently, partisanship has affected the setting of standards.
    David J. Vogel, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts also see an inclination among some officials to keep certain communications private, not just from spies but also from government recordkeeping.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
  • Conveniently dovetailing into some of the notions offered this weekend to Trump at Mar-a-Lago by Oscar-winner Voight and his team, Newsom’s pitch of a national tax incentive for big screen and small screen production is clearly aimed to appeal to Trump’s bigger-is-better inclinations.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 May 2025

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“Partiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partiality. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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