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
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
This panel, called the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee but referred to as the RUC, has long been criticized as being inherently biased and promoting payment rates that undervalue primary care.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Shockley's attorneys sought a new trial over concerns that the foreman was biased against him.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
If your past hiring data is biased toward certain schools or career paths, your AI will replicate those patterns.
—Tigran Sloyan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The defense also accused the lead investigator in the case, Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, of manipulating evidence and conducting a biased investigation.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2025
This panel, called the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee but referred to as the RUC, has long been criticized as being inherently biased and promoting payment rates that undervalue primary care.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Shockley's attorneys sought a new trial over concerns that the foreman was biased against him.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
If your past hiring data is biased toward certain schools or career paths, your AI will replicate those patterns.
—Tigran Sloyan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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Karim, 29, says snail harvesting has proved to be profitable, beneficial and much in demand -- one of many Tunisians who say the mollusks are providing a partial solution to the nation's 40% youth unemployment rate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Apr. 2025
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Schopper's store was allegedly selling two human skull fragments for $90, a human clavicle and scapula for $90, a human rib for $35, a human vertebrae for $35 and a partial human skull for $600, the affidavit said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These factors can all contribute to MMD symptoms, such as blind spots, distorted vision, or vision loss.101112 Risk Factors People with high (severe) myopia have the highest risk of MMD, though not everyone with high myopia will develop the condition.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 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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Notably, these fundamental social needs aren't partisan.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The constitutional principles at stake should transcend partisan politics.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
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This feature empowers users to opt into generating free and fair content, minimizing prejudiced outcomes and promoting inclusivity.—
Antara Dave,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Although campuses witnessed a spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, people who attend universities are significantly less prejudiced against Jews than the overall population is.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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