as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
in my admittedly biased opinion, my wife is always the prettiest woman in whatever room she graces
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or biassed
as in prejudiced
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors
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Recent Examples of biased
Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
For example, a language model may produce biased outputs in one language but not in another, or it may be biased against certain groups in one cultural context but not in another.
—Mani Padisetti, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
But Haraway shows their deeply biased and constructed nature.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Hallucinations often occur when the model fills in gaps based on similar contexts from its training data, or when it is built using biased or incomplete training data.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Anise says the company researches how to change its training data and adjust user prompts to generate less biased videos.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
For example, a language model may produce biased outputs in one language but not in another, or it may be biased against certain groups in one cultural context but not in another.
—Mani Padisetti, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
But Haraway shows their deeply biased and constructed nature.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Hallucinations often occur when the model fills in gaps based on similar contexts from its training data, or when it is built using biased or incomplete training data.
—Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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The net result of this initial imposition and partial removal has been that the United States now imposes 25 percent tariffs mainly on products that arrive from Mexico with a high share of Chinese content.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Inside the temple, archaeologists found traces of an ancient scientific school, known as the House of Life, with toys and partial drawings.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These factors can all contribute to MMD symptoms, such as blind spots, distorted vision, or vision loss.101112 Risk Factors People with high (severe) myopia have the highest risk of MMD, though not everyone with high myopia will develop the condition.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The adjustments needed to close the gap are not draconian and the issue really isn’t partisan among voters.—
Dan Doonan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Political watchers say moments like this only stoke the fires of the U.S. partisan divide – and shouldn't shock anyone paying attention.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ivana persuaded him to drop his matching plum-colored suits and shoes back in the late ‘70s.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Borges also persuaded the detective ultimately responsible for Muller’s arrest, Misty Carausu, to come.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The 28-year-old from Vineland, New Jersey, took to social media and threw a prejudiced tantrum aimed at the entire country of Mexico.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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