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
Dr. Michelle Penelope King, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Do not be fooled by prosecutor Fellowes’s biased presentation!
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The tech industry can be easy to hate—the erratic CEOs, the biased algorithms, the environmental damage.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Fired journalist Terry Moran admits networks have bias, blasts FCC, Carr for CBS monitor | RISING
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss former ABC News reporter Terry Moran admitting that media outlets including ABC News are biased against President Trump.
—The Hill, 5 Aug. 2025
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Balance Speed Of Implementation With Appropriate Safeguards The proliferation of biased AI tools is increasing the normalization of prejudice.
—Dr. Michelle Penelope King, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Do not be fooled by prosecutor Fellowes’s biased presentation!
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The tech industry can be easy to hate—the erratic CEOs, the biased algorithms, the environmental damage.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Fired journalist Terry Moran admits networks have bias, blasts FCC, Carr for CBS monitor | RISING
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss former ABC News reporter Terry Moran admitting that media outlets including ABC News are biased against President Trump.
—The Hill, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biased
Adjective
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This initiates a continuous, adaptive cycle: retrieving data, reasoning over it, taking actions, storing partial outcomes and adjusting future steps.—
Naren Narendran,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Peteski also objected to PBR’s partial joinder in support of the TBN and TCT motion.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The climate for filmmakers looking to interrogate the Russian war effort remains hostile.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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The president’s hostile, but at times confusing, remarks over the last several days have put the city on edge as leaders condemned the plan as unnecessary and dangerous.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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By contrast, Rose of Nevada is much more of an out-and-out genre piece than either, drifting closer to horror than the director ever has before, while retaining his haunting, glitchy, hand-distressed style, the cinematic equivalent of artist Francis Bacon’s distorted face paintings.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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To a large extent, this is anchored in America’s distorted and biased metropolitan form—a single metropolitan economy made up of literally hundreds of politically independent governments, especially small suburbs surrounding major central cities.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 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
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The maps would remain in effect until 2030, but only if other states proceed with partisan redistricting.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The state Legislature held an hourslong hearing this week that turned contentious amid interruptions and partisan clashes.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
21 Aug. 2025
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Our publicist persuaded the New York Times to do an article on the hundredth anniversary of La Bohème and its staying power as reflected by Rent.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Convinced that sunken treasures were hidden beneath what was about to become three high-rise buildings, the amateur river detectives donned hard hats and persuaded a backhoe operator to let them onto the site.—
Kinsey Gidick,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Like almost every city in the South, Orlando was still struggling with its prejudiced past — damage that is still evident today in the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods, and in communities like Parramore where historic identity is threatened by dividing roads and gentrification.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 2025
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The co-defendants argued that keeping the trial in Nelson County would impede their rights to a fair and impartial trial because the publicity and news coverage the case has received could lead to a prejudiced jury pool.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Biased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biased. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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