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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth
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as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
there's a pervasive partisanship in the company that prevents it from acknowledging that other companies are outpacing it with innovative ideas
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Recent Examples of partisanship
The researchers also found that consumers are much more likely to express their partisanship by punishing companies through boycotts rather than supporting them through buycotts.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Pictures and video of the moment captured the overt display of partisanship in a contest for the state’s highest court.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2025
And what a nauseating display of blind partisanship by Mike Davis.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Berliner’s acknowledgment of his employer’s systematic biases generated a wealth of reporting on and analysis of NPR’s partisanship.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Pictures and video of the moment captured the overt display of partisanship in a contest for the state’s highest court.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2025
And what a nauseating display of blind partisanship by Mike Davis.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Berliner’s acknowledgment of his employer’s systematic biases generated a wealth of reporting on and analysis of NPR’s partisanship.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
Noun
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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This move coincides with the launch of a government-wide task force announced by President , focused on identifying and eliminating anti-Christian bias.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, none of these prejudices gets much scientific support.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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One organization is notorious for an unintentional form of this prejudice: animal shelters.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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Murrow worked on Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign while at CBS, excusing his partiality as moral and intellectual superiority.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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