objectively
adverb
ob·jec·tive·ly
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: in an objective rather than subjective or biased way : with a basis in observable facts rather than feelings or opinions
The author does not attempt to seek scapegoats but rather artfully and objectively articulates one of the ills in America's cities and communities, an ill which has inevitably resulted in the racial polarization of our country.—
Lois Mark Stalvey
Lois Mark StalveyThey are tasked with the responsibility to vet all alternatives and objectively present their findings to the public.—Robert F. Walsh
Robert F. WalshJustice Antonin Scalia explained in his opinion for a unanimous Court that past cases never held that an officer's motive invalidates objectively justifiable conduct under the Fourth Amendment.—Tracey Maclin
Tracey MaclinAny good politician learns not to go around predicting outcomes that are objectively unlikely …—Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas LemannExamples of objectively in a Sentence
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Even when the standard of not being good enough is not objectively defined, this fear can be debilitating.
—Eric Wood, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The trade war is objectively bad politics; in the last two days, the tariff tiff erased the entire gains Wall Street posted since Trump won in November.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Conversely, threats to the conduct and implementation of cancer disparities research, and to the promotion of diversity and representation in research spaces, will objectively harm research output overall, and drastically stall progress towards finding cures for cancer.
—Angelique Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
There is no objectively right answer, unlike typical large language model evaluation benchmarks involving reasoning, planning or code generation.
—Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The trade war is objectively bad politics; in the last two days, the tariff tiff erased the entire gains Wall Street posted since Trump won in November.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Conversely, threats to the conduct and implementation of cancer disparities research, and to the promotion of diversity and representation in research spaces, will objectively harm research output overall, and drastically stall progress towards finding cures for cancer.
—Angelique Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
There is no objectively right answer, unlike typical large language model evaluation benchmarks involving reasoning, planning or code generation.
—Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Objectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectively. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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