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
Brian Mann, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Image The most complete counts of Ukraine’s dead soldiers are made by groups abroad with biased or opaque motivations.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Poor data quality can lead to biased or unreliable results, eroding trust in the technology.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Additionally, as technology advances, the risks of exploitation, surveillance and biased algorithms grow.
—Your Impact With Unicef Contributor, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The farm's current leaders have described the documentary as biased and unfair.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Image The most complete counts of Ukraine’s dead soldiers are made by groups abroad with biased or opaque motivations.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Poor data quality can lead to biased or unreliable results, eroding trust in the technology.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Additionally, as technology advances, the risks of exploitation, surveillance and biased algorithms grow.
—Your Impact With Unicef Contributor, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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If Vonn’s implant does loosen, doctors can fix it, with either another partial or full knee replacement.—
Peggy Shinn,
Outside Online,
31 Jan. 2025
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That led to the federal judge’s temporary, partial block of the plans to freeze aid.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, she was hounded out of the classroom by authorities hostile to Western literature.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Last year, Trump's predecessor Joe Biden fired the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, after an investigation found the official had created a hostile work environment.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her sound has exploded into a kind of psychedelic opera, first spawning from emo rap, then eventually evolving into distorted electropop.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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The house itself is an architectural anomaly, the distorted vision of a distorted mind.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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After many years of partisan politics, increasingly divisive language, finger-pointing and inflammatory speech have contributed to an environment of fear and uncertainty, affecting not just political dynamics but also the priorities and perceptions of young people.—
Yalda T. Uhls,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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President Trump after briefly offering condolences and sharing plans to investigate a deadly plane collision outside D.C., took partisan hits against former presidents Obama and Biden.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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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 6 Feb. 2025.
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