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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
Republicans argue Democrats are injecting partisanship into the process by tying government funding to ACA health care subsidies.
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Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Local government should be close to the community—listening to residents, using data responsibly, and avoiding partisanship or special interest influence in areas like school governance.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Like many of the other findings, the poll found public perception of an acetaminophen link to autism is closely tied to partisanship.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
Also, Americans report less trust in institutions and experts, and studies have found growing partisanship around vaccines.
—David Higgins, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Local government should be close to the community—listening to residents, using data responsibly, and avoiding partisanship or special interest influence in areas like school governance.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Like many of the other findings, the poll found public perception of an acetaminophen link to autism is closely tied to partisanship.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
Also, Americans report less trust in institutions and experts, and studies have found growing partisanship around vaccines.
—David Higgins, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
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And there is also the power of confirmation bias.—
Lauren Wilson,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Was there a regional bias at play?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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It was intentionally designed to provoke, to offend, and to remind us that bigotry is still alive and well in certain corners of local leadership.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kara opposes this hate group, fighting the calculated acts of disinformation, intolerance, and bigotry.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Oklahoma Indian Territory who defied poverty and prejudice to become one of America’s first Black female millionaires — at just 11 years old.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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And, as Politico observed, his critics are poised to define him not by policy but by identity—testing whether the city that elected its first Muslim mayor will judge him by his performance or by prejudice.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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And many folks thought that that was a type of dogmatism and inflexibility that was not productive.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 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
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However, some people have a histamine intolerance, meaning their bodies have trouble breaking down the chemical in the gut.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
4 Jan. 2026
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Ironically, this episode increases the report’s credibility by demonstrating the academy’s intolerance for conflicts of interest.—
Robert M. Kaplan,
STAT,
1 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
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Despite its partiality to a president’s power over independent federal agencies, the court has repeatedly suggested that the Fed is an exception.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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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 9 Jan. 2026.
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