1
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
The Mexican football scene is defined by bitter rivalries and partisanship.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Trump’s base of support remains strong, reinforcing a long-standing theory among pollsters that partisanship now serves as a direct proxy for presidential approval.
—Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
The judge said the plaintiffs hadn’t shown their claims of partisanship are likely to succeed.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The judge said the plaintiffs hadn't shown their claims of partisanship are likely to succeed.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Trump’s base of support remains strong, reinforcing a long-standing theory among pollsters that partisanship now serves as a direct proxy for presidential approval.
—Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
The judge said the plaintiffs hadn’t shown their claims of partisanship are likely to succeed.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The judge said the plaintiffs hadn't shown their claims of partisanship are likely to succeed.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
Noun
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His job to is to probe allegations of bias and error, among other things.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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To anyone contemplating leaving the city because of political biases, good night and good luck.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The league has normalized anti-White bigotry both on the court and in the media.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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His father, Claude Diridon, who worked in the railroad business in Dunsmuir when Rod was a boy, had changed his name from Claudius Diridoni because of bigotry in the industry.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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This prejudice persists despite the high prevalence of herpes.—
Lauren Schneider,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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It was dismissed with prejudice, so it may not be brought back.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
Noun
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By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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For instance, traditional print outlets value such tenets as balance, impartiality, gatekeeping, and prepublication verification, whereas digital products often emphasize immediacy, transparency, partiality, and postpublication correction.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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Schumer's partiality to a classic one-piece is well-documented.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Stories of vitality and decline; of abundance and deficit; of community and tension; of tolerance and intolerance.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The program addresses constipation, food allergies, GERD, acid reflux, gluten intolerance, IBS and broader microbiome support.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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
Noun
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The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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