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
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The most important part and the largest cost is the five-ply cladded body, which includes a combination of stainless steel and aluminum.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Husseini attempted to ply him with patronage, appointing him imam of a new mosque, but the cleric’s burgeoning following augured poorly for Husseini’s grip on power.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But, frankly, some folks in black and orange came off as double-ply soft in that moment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The most important part and the largest cost is the five-ply cladded body, which includes a combination of stainless steel and aluminum.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
The 6-foot-6 swingman has yet to make his NBA debut, having plied his trade for the G League affiliates of the Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz since 2023.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Husseini attempted to ply him with patronage, appointing him imam of a new mosque, but the cleric’s burgeoning following augured poorly for Husseini’s grip on power.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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Despite admitting mistakes, Turness hit back at claims of deliberate bias.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Likewise, studies on shapes have been shown to bring about both joy and bias, depending on the emotions that stem from early developments in childhood.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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Now the Dark Knight has always had some distinctly authoritarian tendencies baked into his tactics and mythology, as a Christopher Nolan movie or three made pretty clear.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, the songs have a tendency to drift towards a very similar sound, which stands out in the context of a project where everything else is so imaginative.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Oklahoma Indian Territory who defied poverty and prejudice to become one of America’s first Black female millionaires — at just 11 years old.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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And, as Politico observed, his critics are poised to define him not by policy but by identity—testing whether the city that elected its first Muslim mayor will judge him by his performance or by prejudice.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Ply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ply. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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