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as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
a city of incomparable fairness, Venice has enchanted travelers for centuries
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as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
fairness was certainly uppermost in the elderly woman's mind as she made arrangements for dividing the family heirlooms among her many grandchildren
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Recent Examples of fairness
By fighting for fairness and equality, while simultaneously asking us to care for others with compassion and empathy (sharing this with our frenemies and nemeses will be hard, but valuable in teaching them to be kind).
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 30 Jan. 2026
According to a recent study of Gen Z sports fans by market research firm The Harris Poll, the perception of competitive fairness is the most important factor in sports.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Accountability is optional for the powerful, and cooperation with the justice system does not guarantee fairness.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Despite the International Association of Assessing Officers previously confirming the city assessor's office is compliant with Michigan law, doubt over the fairness of property assessments remains in the city, Sheffield added.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 30 Jan. 2026
According to a recent study of Gen Z sports fans by market research firm The Harris Poll, the perception of competitive fairness is the most important factor in sports.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Accountability is optional for the powerful, and cooperation with the justice system does not guarantee fairness.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Despite the International Association of Assessing Officers previously confirming the city assessor's office is compliant with Michigan law, doubt over the fairness of property assessments remains in the city, Sheffield added.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairness
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Not for escapism, per se – Roseberry’s Schiaparelli show, one of his finest and weirdest to date, vibrated with implications about our world’s rigid definition of beauty, with horns, feathers and splashes of neon – but for indulgence.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Our mother figures and friends can serve as the best sources of inspiration for beauty tips and tricks, thanks to many years of trial and error.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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Under political and donor duress, some schools have adopted statements promising institutional neutrality on issues of the day — even those about which administrators, faculty and students may be most vocal.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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The International Olympic Committee noted that all athletes have the ability to express their views — including at press conferences and on the field of play before the competition — but that there are restrictions in place to maintain the neutrality of the Games overall.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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Because History is best interpreted by those with the distance to maintain a semblance of objectivity.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Just walk away today and come back when feelings settle and objectivity returns.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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United by their resentment of women, incels tend to see attractiveness as a straightforward function of genetics—millimeters, symmetry, skin color—and therefore out of their control.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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That’s definitely a very big reason for the festival’s sustainability and attractiveness.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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Oberoi is launching two luxury Nile dahabeyas, which revive the elegance of 1920s river travel, offering an intimate way to experience Egypt’s most storied landscapes along the Nile.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Tyrolean-style on-mountain lodge, Utah’s first five-star property as of 1982, still smacks of old-world elegance.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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And to say that its founder, Jimmy Wales, stands out among his tech-god peers for his commitment to impartiality and his lack of interest in either algorithms or monetization.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Judicial reforms have raised concerns about the loss of legal expertise, impartiality and contract enforcement.—
Diego Marroquin Bitar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairness. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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