as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
in my admittedly biased opinion, my wife is always the prettiest woman in whatever room she graces
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or biassed
as in prejudiced
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors
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Recent Examples of biased
Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Star found that Black firefighters were less likely to be promoted to higher ranks due to a biased testing system as well as policies that tended to keep Black firefighters from choice assignments in fire stations that could lead to career advancement.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Reality check: Musk and some Republicans have said that overhauling the government will save money and root out biased programs.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
To prevent the final numbers from being biased toward those with many 0s or 1s, pairs of bits are compared.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Research has shown that diversity among Wikipedia’s editors makes information on the site less biased, a spokesperson pointed out to me.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Star found that Black firefighters were less likely to be promoted to higher ranks due to a biased testing system as well as policies that tended to keep Black firefighters from choice assignments in fire stations that could lead to career advancement.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Reality check: Musk and some Republicans have said that overhauling the government will save money and root out biased programs.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
To prevent the final numbers from being biased toward those with many 0s or 1s, pairs of bits are compared.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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The partial solar eclipse will occur from 4:50 a.m. to 8:43 a.m. EDT on March 29, according to Space.com.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plans are still in the works, but managers are exploring all options and may consider at least partial demolition of the mall.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a notable thawing of tensions between Russia and the U.S., Trump even promised to visit Moscow, and said Putin would be welcome in Washington, D.C. The president has also become increasingly hostile toward Ukraine.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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China’s relentless nuclear buildup, its hostile espionage operations, its militant rhetoric, and, above all, its support for Russia suggest that Xi has already made his call and that a confrontation with the United States is inevitable.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This has produced distorted or inaccurate results for years.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The instrumentation stayed true to the alt-rock sound, with distorted guitars and driving drums keeping up the pace.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
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But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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How far Cain can keep the military out of politics may largely depend on Trump - who in the past has dragged the military into partisan issues.—
Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Groups like the Indiana State Teachers Association have made school board races partisan through contributions to certain members.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ivana persuaded him to drop his matching plum-colored suits and shoes back in the late ‘70s.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Borges also persuaded the detective ultimately responsible for Muller’s arrest, Misty Carausu, to come.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Olivet President Jonathan Park and Vice President Walker Tzeng said that the probe was racially and religiously prejudiced and was prompted by news reports from Newsweek, which university leaders claimed to be inaccurate.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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