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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
This is a matter that concerns not just me but the broader principles of fairness and due process in sport.
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Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
The people of their small town of Walnut Grove looked up to him for his courage to do what was right and champion honesty, fairness, and hard work for all.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In all fairness, a bear wouldn’t make the best coworker.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
In fairness, he's clearly been less than engaged for some if not all of the 2024-25 season, so focused has the 35-year-old been on getting dealt out of town.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairness
Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
The people of their small town of Walnut Grove looked up to him for his courage to do what was right and champion honesty, fairness, and hard work for all.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In all fairness, a bear wouldn’t make the best coworker.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
In fairness, he's clearly been less than engaged for some if not all of the 2024-25 season, so focused has the 35-year-old been on getting dealt out of town.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairness
Noun
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Ulta is the largest beauty retailer in the U.S., and this is considered the biggest exclusive hair launch in its history.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Valenti is Vogue’s former senior beauty editor.—
Lauren Valenti,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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In its landmark Climate Action Law adopted in December 2023, the country aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2030 and reach climate neutrality by 2045, along with setting annual emission budgets for various sectors until 2030.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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These are typically hogwash for multiple reasons, not least of which is the combination of ideological bias with the pretense of ideological neutrality.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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All Senate Democrats and GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against Patel citing his lack of political objectivity.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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All of the human tragedy spurred by McCarthy sprang from the definition of objectivity that guided political journalism at the time.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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