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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 bigotry
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
Witters attributed that persistent pessimism to political partisanship.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Political partisans tend to behave in a partisan way—even if that partisanship is disguised as apolitical, Christian living.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
At the heart of his coalition-building is a belief that virulent partisanship is a messaging issue more than a political one.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Kousser, the politics professor, noted that this is not the first time that concerns about partisanship within the Justice Department have been voiced.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Political partisans tend to behave in a partisan way—even if that partisanship is disguised as apolitical, Christian living.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
At the heart of his coalition-building is a belief that virulent partisanship is a messaging issue more than a political one.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Kousser, the politics professor, noted that this is not the first time that concerns about partisanship within the Justice Department have been voiced.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
Noun
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The proposal would mandate harsher penalties for crimes motivated by political bias, including some misdemeanors.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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But don’t let recency bias drag you into a pit of despair.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Black people and Jewish people are tied in their burden as targets of abiding oppression and bigotry and, for decades, co-warriors in the fight for civil rights and social justice.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Fishback’s rhetoric couches religious bigotry in the language of economic populism.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But in the early days, the community had to overcome outside prejudice and fear (BBC).—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors later dropped the charges filed against her with prejudice.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For good measure, Grenell also accused the musician of intolerance and ridiculed him for being unpopular.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Plus, probiotic foods aren’t ideal for everyone—including those with histamine intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or active gut issues.—
Michele Ross,
SELF,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ellison’s public stance has fueled concerns that Micko’s decision creates, at minimum, the appearance of partiality in a case where the state’s top law enforcement official, who appears to employ the judge’s wife, had already weighed in on the central legal question.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Jan. 2026
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This Sunday’s order is a matter of preference and partiality, but the top five itself seems clear.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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