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as in prejudice
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
he has a powerful bias towards sentimentality, which comes through even in his grittier stories
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as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind
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as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
made of fabric cut bias
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as in to turn
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 bias
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The glow of a World Series appearance — also known as recency bias — enhances value.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The Week Us,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Eliminating people bias Aaru’s success hinges upon people’s own bias toward themselves, Koh argued.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Noun
Goldman also said the count could be higher because prior June payrolls have showed an upward bias on the first of the three estimates.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The glow of a World Series appearance — also known as recency bias — enhances value.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Verb
Does bias in questions harm students?
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Eliminating people bias Aaru’s success hinges upon people’s own bias toward themselves, Koh argued.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bias
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For much of the past several decades, overt expressions of racial prejudice became increasingly socially unacceptable in mainstream public life.
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Ableism is the everyday prejudice — sometimes subtle, sometimes overt — that treats people with disabilities as inconvenient, less competent, or less deserving of respect and opportunity.
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These deciduous trees are invasive in many areas because of their aggressive roots that spread wide and far, and their tendency to take over native plants.
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This is largely because about half of autistic children have a tendency to wander away from safe environments.
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The route then heads north into France, travels the coast up to Bordeaux, and then cuts diagonally across the country through Bergerac, Vichy, Nevers, and up to Le Markstein.
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The light passed through it and slashed diagonally across the hallway.
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Some critics on social media counter that the gatherings risk turning spirituality into spectacle, performance and commodity all at once.
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The patriotic ball drop is scheduled to air at midnight ET on CNN as July 3 turns into July 4 in Times Square.
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For instance, traditional print outlets value such tenets as balance, impartiality, gatekeeping, and prepublication verification, whereas digital products often emphasize immediacy, transparency, partiality, and postpublication correction.
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Schumer's partiality to a classic one-piece is well-documented.
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Spiritual progress requires fighting against the natural downward inclination of our souls—though fighting, oddly, is also the problem.
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Getty Choosing a college major has always been a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries.
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On Monday, Kiley called those results historical and a sign that voters in the district are rejecting partisanship.
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Club America would focus more on patriotism than on partisanship, encouraging students to put up flags and stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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But none of that has happened, and Hamas rejected a new disarmament proposal in March that would force it to give up its tunnel network as well as rockets, heavy munitions, explosive devices and assault rifles before any Israel withdrawal.
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This one from Amazon is only $36 and can keep your devices charged for up to one week on a single charge.
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“Bias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bias. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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