as in bias
the unfair practice of treating some people better than others
The favoritism of the boss led to many disgruntled employees. He accused the teacher of showing favoritism in assigning grades.
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Recent Examples of favoritism
Brad Keselowski has fired back at NASCAR on X by quoting a fan's post, suggesting favoritism in flag rulings.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
And a lot of it was focused on — or at least the public attention was often drawn to — corruption and favoritism within these assessors' offices.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In Chicago, for instance, the county tax assessor was at the nucleus of this broad system of political patronage and favoritism.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, achieving true energy dominance requires embracing all viable options without bias or favoritism.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
And a lot of it was focused on — or at least the public attention was often drawn to — corruption and favoritism within these assessors' offices.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In Chicago, for instance, the county tax assessor was at the nucleus of this broad system of political patronage and favoritism.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, achieving true energy dominance requires embracing all viable options without bias or favoritism.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favoritism
Noun
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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This move coincides with the launch of a government-wide task force announced by President , focused on identifying and eliminating anti-Christian bias.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, none of these prejudices gets much scientific support.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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One organization is notorious for an unintentional form of this prejudice: animal shelters.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both justice types protect against nepotism's harmful impact, while injustice amplifies it.—
Jonathan H. Westover,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The nepotism accusations that started it all Smith says his distaste for Lebron Sr. goes way back.—
Christian Orozco,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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This would reduce patronage and cronyism, which have plagued our city for decades.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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Wu was asked about Flaherty’s quarter-million dollar payout through a severance agreement, and purported cronyism revealed by Commission records that show the agency’s Executive Director Henry Vitale had two sister-in-laws and a nephew on the payroll last year.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Favoritism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favoritism. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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