as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
dispassionate refereeing is all that we ask
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Recent Examples of dispassionate
The man, no, the boy that 3,000 people had crammed inside London’s Alexandra Palace to see produce history, plus millions more watching at home and in pubs around the UK and the world, was doing it not just with dispassionate ease, or with flamboyant style, but with disdainful relish.
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Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
No doubt, there is warmth, sentiment, even yearning, in it, but there is also dispassionate observation.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Writers’ obsessions can illuminate their subjects in ways that more dispassionate approaches can’t.
—Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
Policymakers need unbiased and dispassionate analysis from the intelligence community, which in turn has to appreciate and respond to their interests and needs.
—Paul B. Stares, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2020
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Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
No doubt, there is warmth, sentiment, even yearning, in it, but there is also dispassionate observation.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Writers’ obsessions can illuminate their subjects in ways that more dispassionate approaches can’t.
—Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
Policymakers need unbiased and dispassionate analysis from the intelligence community, which in turn has to appreciate and respond to their interests and needs.
—Paul B. Stares, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2020
See All Example Sentences for dispassionate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispassionate
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The surprise move marked another unexpected twist in a long-running drama at the state Capitol as the state’s electric utilities battle fiercely against Gillett, a Simsbury attorney who critics say acts like a consumer advocate instead of an impartial utility regulator.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2025
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Most golf fans with no real allegiance were rooting for McIlroy to complete the Slam after more than a decade of failures at Augusta National, just as most impartial baseball fans rooted for the 2016 Cubs to beat Cleveland and end their 107-year championship drought.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Gender equity creates greater economies, improved communities and a more equitable world.—
Shikha Bajaj,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Again this year, Albany’s policymakers are choosing to ignore the constitutional promise of adequate and equitable school funding.—
Michael A. Rebell,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The credit is equal to 20% of the amount farmers spend.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Montana West Small Crossbody RFID-blocking Cellphone Wallet $18 $16 at Amazon Double discounted to just $16 in a gorgeous emerald green shade, this feminine crossbody phone purse is equal parts fashionable accessory and functional bag.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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