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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
The backlash against the Zarutska mural campaign isn’t purely about partisanship.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Good-government groups agree with the GOP, saying the board should bend over backward to avoid an appearance of partisanship.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Will the American people have faith any longer that any investigation can be independent and free of partisanship?
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The political climate that the film examines, one of extreme partisanship, has only heightened in the years since.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Good-government groups agree with the GOP, saying the board should bend over backward to avoid an appearance of partisanship.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Will the American people have faith any longer that any investigation can be independent and free of partisanship?
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The political climate that the film examines, one of extreme partisanship, has only heightened in the years since.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
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In this eight part documentary series, co-hosts John Biewen and Chenjerai Kumanyika explore the roots of today’s ongoing media crisis – the splintering of news audiences, the widespread perception of bias, and the deluge of misinformation – by delving through stories from the past and the present.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Immediately after the event, the official advised against hiring Gorka because his teachings potentially violated department principles against bias in training.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Their gigantic bigotry drowns out their smaller accomplishments.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Maybe only 22 percent of Americans would readily accept Homelander as their one true God, but his vision might also appeal to those Christians whose fanatic prejudices outweigh any specific loyalty to the Bible and its lessons in compassion.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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According to the World Health Organization, ageism is the most widespread — and socially accepted — form of prejudice today.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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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
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His physician ran several tests that didn't reveal anything, so Sasse's doctor referred him to a gastroenterologist, believing the cause could be undiagnosed celiac or lactose intolerance.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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By applying lower‑body compression, the garment helps counteract a common condition called orthostatic intolerance that causes astronauts to faint or feel dizzy following an extended mission in microgravity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Schumer's partiality to a classic one-piece is well-documented.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 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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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 25 Apr. 2026.
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