as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
since taking a ply to French burgundies, he's hardly even looked at anything else in the wine store
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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
two single yarns were plied together to get the fabric that smooth, firm feel
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Recent Examples of ply
New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
The most common number of layers is three, but 5-ply hybrid pots exist (and are the most expensive option).
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
But uncertainty over how the US-China tariff war may pan out cast a shadow over what is typically an upbeat trade show for exhibitors, mostly manufacturers from China plying their wares.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As such, birch ply sees a return to favor, with many of the components being fashioned from the popular build material.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
The most common number of layers is three, but 5-ply hybrid pots exist (and are the most expensive option).
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
Macdonald-King said the new charging facility is designed to serve as a transfer point between the specialized trucks that carry freight from the port and other trucks that ply the interstate highways to the east and north.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
But uncertainty over how the US-China tariff war may pan out cast a shadow over what is typically an upbeat trade show for exhibitors, mostly manufacturers from China plying their wares.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Universities are still reeling from the campus protests that spawned a wave of harassment against Jewish students, while questions of affordability and political bias have increasingly weighed down public support, especially among Republicans.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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This study examined crime data for patterns of racial bias while also looking at police misconduct and eviction policies, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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As the graph shows below, Bellingham, like most of Real Madrid midfielders, has a tendency to hold on to the ball, whereas Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen midfield is defined by quick and incisive short passes.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
20 May 2025
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Critics too often do a disservice to the art of younger generations, overstating the similarities between works that have little in common besides the age of their makers or failing to account for the aesthetic prejudices of their own cohort.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Combs' attorneys had the suit moved from state court to federal court, and in January 2025, U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy dismissed it with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Ply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ply. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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