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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
Like many of the other findings, the poll found public perception of an acetaminophen link to autism is closely tied to partisanship.
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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
George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Trump takes shutdown politics to new levels of pain and partisanship.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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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
George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Trump takes shutdown politics to new levels of pain and partisanship.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
Noun
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The midi dress featured some 1930s inspiration, with a bias cut and sash detailing adorned with a floral appliqué.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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There was no reporter on the ground with bias.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Right-wing figures have blamed the Left for increasing the political temperature and resulting in Kirk’s assassination by weaponizing accusations of fascism, Nazism, and various kinds of bigotry.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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The goal for today's audiences, Maze said, is for people to be inspired by Grunwald's story and to speak out against bigotry and hatred, especially in an era of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The amounts of prejudice that are built up in those Kingdom Halls, unbelievable.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The case was dismissed with prejudice last week after a settlement was reached, according to court records.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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To me, that’s a sign of growing self-assurance, not intolerance.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lactose is a type of sugar in butter and other dairy products that is difficult to digest in people with lactose intolerance.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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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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Over the past decade, as much of the world has become more chaotic and succumbed to nationalism, protectionism, and illiberalism, Japan has been a force for maintaining the stability of the international order.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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