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as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
a city of incomparable fairness, Venice has enchanted travelers for centuries
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as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
fairness was certainly uppermost in the elderly woman's mind as she made arrangements for dividing the family heirlooms among her many grandchildren
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Recent Examples of fairness
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In 2023, 61% of US adults said their workplace had policies focusing on fairness in hiring, promotions or pay, a Pew study that year found.
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Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The note is particularly revealing about the labored process to launch a movie that was, in all fairness, hobbled by COVID-19 and the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
In fairness, that hat might have made contact impossible.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
Once understood as a practical way to create fairness, equity is now being reframed as divisive though the underlying principle driving the work hasn't changed—only who stands to benefit.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The note is particularly revealing about the labored process to launch a movie that was, in all fairness, hobbled by COVID-19 and the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
In fairness, that hat might have made contact impossible.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
Once understood as a practical way to create fairness, equity is now being reframed as divisive though the underlying principle driving the work hasn't changed—only who stands to benefit.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for fairness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairness
Noun
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And the only reason this film doesn't rank one spot higher is because the true depth and beauty of this story can only be fully appreciated after watching Before Sunrise.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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And don't forget to follow Allure on Instagram and TikTok—or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One way to cut the Gordian knot would be Ukrainian neutrality.—
Armstrong Williams,
Orange County Register,
13 Jan. 2025
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There are elements for the U.S. to come in and defend its critical assets in the Panama Canal, in the Panama Canal treaty, in the neutrality treaty.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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First, avoid letting your friendship compromise fairness or objectivity.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Various outfits, positioning themselves as neutral guides to the marketplace of ideas, now tout evaluations of news organizations’ trustworthiness, but relying on these requires trusting in the quality and objectivity of the evaluation.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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