as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
my neighbor's account of how the feud got started was somewhat one-sided
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Recent Examples of one-sided
The breadth of Epstein’s connections complicates Democrats’ effort to frame the scandal as a one-sided political liability.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
Usually a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or blood clot that can lead to a PE occurs in one leg, but not both, so pay attention to one-sided pain.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Sunday’s game was the first under Nielsen’s big data plus panel measurement, which tends to benefit live events, but the one-sided nature of the game may have pushed some viewers away after halftime.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
The reverse fixture between these two sides in October was a familiar one-sided battle of attrition, edged by Chelsea’s 27 shots, 66 per cent possession, and 68 touches in the Spurs box (Spurs, by comparison, registered just five touches in the Chelsea penalty area).
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The law was enacted to prevent broadcast stations from offering one-sided programming.
—Brian Niemietz, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
The law was enacted to prevent broadcast stations from offering one-sided programming.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Fans were expecting a blowout, so Jay Kornegay, manager of the sportsbook at the Imperial Palace casino in Las Vegas at that time, gathered his staff and came up with more than 150 bets on the game to keep fans engaged in what was otherwise going to be a one-sided affair.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
At the end of the second period in women’s hockey, Sweden leads Germany 3–1 thanks to its one-sided attacking advantage.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
Usually a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or blood clot that can lead to a PE occurs in one leg, but not both, so pay attention to one-sided pain.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Sunday’s game was the first under Nielsen’s big data plus panel measurement, which tends to benefit live events, but the one-sided nature of the game may have pushed some viewers away after halftime.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
The reverse fixture between these two sides in October was a familiar one-sided battle of attrition, edged by Chelsea’s 27 shots, 66 per cent possession, and 68 touches in the Spurs box (Spurs, by comparison, registered just five touches in the Chelsea penalty area).
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The law was enacted to prevent broadcast stations from offering one-sided programming.
—Brian Niemietz, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
The law was enacted to prevent broadcast stations from offering one-sided programming.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Fans were expecting a blowout, so Jay Kornegay, manager of the sportsbook at the Imperial Palace casino in Las Vegas at that time, gathered his staff and came up with more than 150 bets on the game to keep fans engaged in what was otherwise going to be a one-sided affair.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
At the end of the second period in women’s hockey, Sweden leads Germany 3–1 thanks to its one-sided attacking advantage.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-sided
Adjective
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The council also approved the appointment of Josiah Ben-Oni Graham to fill a partial-term vacancy that expires in November.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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But as the title character and a partial avatar for Williamson — who had similarly spent his own teen years dreamily pining and aspiring to be a filmmaker — Dawson was the boy-next-door pillar around which the show orbited.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The hostile bid came as Nexstar Media Group agreed to acquire Tegna, in a $6 billion transaction that would run afoul of the FCC’s 39% ownership cap; Nexstar has filed for a waiver to the ownership cap.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 31-year-old Puerto Rican singer’s celebration of Hispanic culture could hardly have arrived at a more hostile moment for Latinos.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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More uncomfortable than the album’s distorted genrebending are Han’s lyrics, which narrate confessional and confrontational male desire.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
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Sombr’s rendition strips the track back emotionally while reshaping it sonically, layering distorted vocals and a driving indie-rock pulse over the song’s core melody.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The fracturing of the television audience parallels the schisms in America’s political culture, with viewers and voters increasingly sheltering in partisan echo chambers.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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That means that the most important decisions are being left to a declining, more partisan slice of the electorate.—
Terry Lierman,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But one person familiar with the decisions told Semafor that at least one executive from a company described by the survey had reached out to multiple outlets asking for the pieces to be taken down, arguing that the survey data was faulty and biased.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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As a longtime servant of the Earnshaw and Linton families—and Wuthering Heights' primary narrator—Nelly offers a firsthand but highly biased accounting of the events of the novel.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“One-sided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-sided. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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