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
In precise, dispassionate prose, Tsushima evokes complex emotions—longing, grief, loneliness.
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Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
For a whirlwind romance, Too Much feels awfully dispassionate.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
However, a dispassionate parting doesn’t suit characters who have often worked so hard just to display any feelings at all.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
The challenge for both author and museum was telling a rich wartime story without reducing it to the dispassionate details of a military reenactment.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
For a whirlwind romance, Too Much feels awfully dispassionate.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
However, a dispassionate parting doesn’t suit characters who have often worked so hard just to display any feelings at all.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
The challenge for both author and museum was telling a rich wartime story without reducing it to the dispassionate details of a military reenactment.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dispassionate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispassionate
Adjective
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Gray acknowledged the difficulty of securing an impartial jury in Utah County due to widespread media attention and emotional reactions.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is not impartial oversight.—
Matthew J. Frauenfeld,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Civil rights leaders criticized the federal government at the time for failing to prioritize equitable access in communities of color.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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These include helping your family, helping your group, demonstrating reciprocity, demonstrating bravery, respecting a hierarchy and your superiors, dividing resources in an equitable way and respecting ownership of property.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The autumnal equinox is a sacred threshold, where day and night are equal, and we’re reminded of the delicate balance between light and shadow, growth and release.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Hurricane Gabrielle tracker Hurricane Gabrielle spaghetti models Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Dispassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispassionate. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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