as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
since taking a ply to French burgundies, he's hardly even looked at anything else in the wine store
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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
two single yarns were plied together to get the fabric that smooth, firm feel
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Recent Examples of ply
Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
And not just throw them out in the middle of the forest, but the man built tents that had four-ply washroom tissue!
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
Dan Kelly
july 19, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
In addition to a different date, the city is looking at a more favorable financial arrangement and speeding up the setup and breakdown times for the temporary race course, which plies a 12-turn, 2.2-mile circuit through Grant Park, down DuSable Lake Shore Drive and up Michigan Avenue.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
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Noun
Fortunately, companies and brands that use premium cashmere will usually have information on their websites; generally speaking, the more details provided — length of fibers, ply, and gauge — the better the sweater.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
And not just throw them out in the middle of the forest, but the man built tents that had four-ply washroom tissue!
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
Black cowboys have plied their trade since the beginning of the U.S. cattle industry and were especially prevalent during the great cattle drives north from Texas to Kansas in the post-Civil War era.
—Dan Kelly
july 19, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
In addition to a different date, the city is looking at a more favorable financial arrangement and speeding up the setup and breakdown times for the temporary race course, which plies a 12-turn, 2.2-mile circuit through Grant Park, down DuSable Lake Shore Drive and up Michigan Avenue.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
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Noun
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For decades, Republicans have said public broadcasting has a liberal bias, an accusation denied by the broadcasters.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Double Literacy means understanding how AI systems work, recognizing their limitations and biases, knowing when to trust or question their outputs, and maintaining skills that complement rather than compete with artificial intelligence.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Birds love the honeysuckle and porcelain vine fruits and have the infuriating tendency to pass them through their system undamaged, and then deposit them in your garden, in tremendous numbers, encased in a nice little fertilizer packet.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Golubic chalked that up to our natural preference for round numbers, a tendency that’s backed by research.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
14 Aug. 2025
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The case was dismissed with prejudice in July 2022 after both parties reached a confidential settlement, effectively closing the matter permanently.—
Michael Dorgan , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Although prejudice and ignorance likely play some role in shaping attitudes—and elite politicians are powerful forces in driving public opinion—the fact is that many citizens have genuine concerns about immigration that cannot be ignored.—
Alexander Kustov,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Ply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ply. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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