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
Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The problematic effect is that the votes of 100 potentially biased members of the media can cause significant salary changes for a few players every season.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 23 May 2025
The federal court in San Francisco, where the original lawsuit was filed in February challenging the government’s termination of TPS for Venezuelans as unlawful, politically motivated, and racially biased, is now moving forward to assess the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
This solution reinforced my own experience with what felt like biased and unfair systems.
—Jyoti Jani, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Adjective
This can lead to biased or incorrect outputs, as these tools might unintentionally introduce inaccuracies or even errors in critical business processes, raising data integrity concerns across departments.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The problematic effect is that the votes of 100 potentially biased members of the media can cause significant salary changes for a few players every season.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 23 May 2025
The federal court in San Francisco, where the original lawsuit was filed in February challenging the government’s termination of TPS for Venezuelans as unlawful, politically motivated, and racially biased, is now moving forward to assess the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
This solution reinforced my own experience with what felt like biased and unfair systems.
—Jyoti Jani, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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In the post, the user shared images of what appear to be partial remnants of two archways—one framing the front door and another massive arch along an adjacent wall.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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And even before October 2023, Israel and Egypt had imposed a partial blockade on Gaza, meaning that 63% of the population was food insecure, according to the UN.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Some of countries in the continent that are rich in uranium, such as Niger and Gabon, may be delicate or difficult to deal with in the near term as both underwent military coups recently, with Niger turning hostile toward the French and more toward the Russians.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The game is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. ET and Pacers fans are sure to bring the energy and create a hostile atmosphere for New York.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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With a basic understanding of what the distorted images of galaxies that have passed through a gravitational lens look like, participants in the SpaceWarps project can help discover new examples of this amazing phenomenon, as was the situation in this case.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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Also, look for imperfections in them, such as distorted hands or feet, unrealistic facial features, indistinct or irregular faces, unrealistic accessories such as glasses or jewelry, inaccurate shadows, watermarks, voice call lag time, voice matching, and unnatural movements.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 May 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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Conservative dissatisfaction with mainstream brands has led to the launch of a series of partisan products including 'Ultra Right' beer, created in response to Bud Light's relationship with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Some widely circulated by partisan sources were certainly unfair to Biden.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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Our publicist persuaded the New York Times to do an article on the hundredth anniversary of La Bohème and its staying power as reflected by Rent.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Convinced that sunken treasures were hidden beneath what was about to become three high-rise buildings, the amateur river detectives donned hard hats and persuaded a backhoe operator to let them onto the site.—
Kinsey Gidick,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Caton’s attorneys filed to dismiss the charges after Oleson was disbarred from practicing law in Idaho, arguing that continuing with the case was improper and prejudiced their client.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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Judge John Judge granted the defense motion to move the trial out of Latah County due to concerns the local community is prejudiced against him.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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