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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 watchdog noted that the program hasn’t been so close to insolvency since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan and Speaker Tip O’Neill famously put partisanship aside to safeguard the program—until now.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
But Kiley’s own use of the tool epitomizes the potential for partisanship to limit it.
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Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Bret Michaels of the rock band Poison, country star Martina McBride and The Commodores each dropped out, voicing concerns about partisanship at the event.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
However, Khanna said partisanship does not warrant attacks on Fifield.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
But Kiley’s own use of the tool epitomizes the potential for partisanship to limit it.
—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Bret Michaels of the rock band Poison, country star Martina McBride and The Commodores each dropped out, voicing concerns about partisanship at the event.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
However, Khanna said partisanship does not warrant attacks on Fifield.
—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
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An agent that knows us this well can draw on behavioral science—the same biases and triggers that have always influenced human decisions—to observe, understand, and either serve or manipulate us.
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At the same time, relying on intuition alone can introduce bias and blind spots.
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Southgate’s confident assertion that the tide of history was turning against bigotry now looks utopian, or even naïve.
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Guess also expressed concern that the defacement was linked to bigotry in Houston, during a press conference on June 8.
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Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving.
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The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning that Sorsby cannot simply refile the suit and resume his college eligibility battle.
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When authenticity becomes uncompromising, candor turns belligerent, consistency becomes rigid, or principled decision-making morphs into dogmatism, even the best intentions can backfire.
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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.
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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.
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Schumer's partiality to a classic one-piece is well-documented.
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Both are generally safe, although kefir may not be suitable for those with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy.
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Stories of vitality and decline; of abundance and deficit; of community and tension; of tolerance and intolerance.
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.
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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.
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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