subjectivity

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Recent Examples of subjectivity Postnature, then, demands a subjectivity that is plural and decenters the human; a postnatural ethics seeks to blur the boundaries between human and nature, crafting new metaphors for the permeability and porousness of life-forms. Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 Uncertain Spacetime Einstein’s general theory of relativity, with its mind-bending revelations about the subjectivity of space and time, has long had issues meshing with quantum mechanics. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2026 Much of the challenge lay in the subjectivity of securing a Certificate of Appropriateness, with reviewers weighing everything from exterior paint — which was white — and other details visible from the street. Gina Mayfield, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026 By the 1820s, objectivity and subjectivity were showing up in European dictionaries beside definitions that would seem familiar to us. Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subjectivity
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Noun
  • In much of Europe, by contrast, the chauvinism that had fuelled two devastating World Wars rendered such displays largely taboo after Hitler’s defeat.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Multiple members of the public criticized the appointment, alleging nepotism.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There were accusations of nepotism made when your son, Charlie, was appointed co-head of Vantage.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026

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“Subjectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjectivity. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.

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