as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
his unimpeachable neutrality makes him the ideal person to judge which of us is right
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Recent Examples of neutrality
Under the umbrella of Saudi Vision 2030, the nation is pivoting toward a diverse, sustainable economy with an ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.
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Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Eventually, entire movements and terms emerged, like body positivity and body neutrality.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
True to Capricorns, gray symbolizes maturity, wisdom, responsibility, stability, neutrality, and balance.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Mayer adds that the monarch's traditional neutrality could be tested.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Eventually, entire movements and terms emerged, like body positivity and body neutrality.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
True to Capricorns, gray symbolizes maturity, wisdom, responsibility, stability, neutrality, and balance.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Mayer adds that the monarch's traditional neutrality could be tested.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutrality
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He’s also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary’s public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán’s party — until objectivity can be restored.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 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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The comments are interesting because Brittin has not put impartiality at the forefront of his agenda after being unveiled as director general.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Jackson, the liberal junior justice, told a gathering of the American Law Institute in Washington that her colleagues' handling of the case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters, especially during an election year.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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“Neutrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutrality. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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