1
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the judge considered both sides of the argument with equity
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2
as in justice
the practice of giving to others what is their due
basic to the notion of equity is the principle that all people are of equal standing in the eyes of the law
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Recent Examples of equity
Private equity ultimately saves businesses that are salvageable.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Social equity programs aimed at supporting marginalized communities faced implementation hurdles, often falling short of their goals.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The associate superintendent for equity, innovation and accountability, is now the associate superintendent for strategy and accountability.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Although the term diversity, equity, and inclusion didn’t exist back then, the objections to that original department mirror the current right-wing Republican arguments against DEI.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Social equity programs aimed at supporting marginalized communities faced implementation hurdles, often falling short of their goals.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
The associate superintendent for equity, innovation and accountability, is now the associate superintendent for strategy and accountability.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Although the term diversity, equity, and inclusion didn’t exist back then, the objections to that original department mirror the current right-wing Republican arguments against DEI.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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And in any peace talks, a mediator tries to create the impression of neutrality.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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In the book, Long Soldier adopted and then upended the affected neutrality official statements like treaties, executive orders, and resolutions.—
Melissa Ragain,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These days, Chief Justice Roberts said in 2019, the justices have to take pains to applaud only very occasionally.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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The justices did seem to reject the gun companies’ most disruptive argument All of this said, the gun companies did make one argument that several of the justices seemed to firmly reject early in the argument, which could have disrupted significant swaths of US law had the justices accepted it.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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The news of a major editorial shift comes amid growing concerns about media objectivity and the influence that billionaires and Trump may have on the information industry.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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All Senate Democrats and GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against Patel citing his lack of political objectivity.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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By retaining Smith despite a timetable that has him out the balance of the season and beyond, the Heat retained the right to therefore match outside offers in free agency, provided a qualifying offer is put in place by that June deadline.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Democrats, who want equal rights and freedoms for all, safety for all and the ability to live without the fear of being shot?—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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“Equity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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