as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
an evenhanded meting out of punishment
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Recent Examples of evenhanded
Now, he’s taken a more evenhanded approach to dealing with the incoming Trump administration.
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
In the Middle East, the new administration has criticized the Trump plan for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement as one-sided and wholly unrealistic, and Biden advisers have advocated for a more evenhanded approach that would build momentum toward a two-state solution.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2021
Although tensions on the Middle East have ebbed and flowed, the successful Camp David negotiation won acclaim among Israelis and Arabs alike, who praised it as an evenhanded approach from the U.S.
Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But other series with similar themes of political awakening manage to feel more evenhanded in their approach.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
In the Middle East, the new administration has criticized the Trump plan for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement as one-sided and wholly unrealistic, and Biden advisers have advocated for a more evenhanded approach that would build momentum toward a two-state solution.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2021
Although tensions on the Middle East have ebbed and flowed, the successful Camp David negotiation won acclaim among Israelis and Arabs alike, who praised it as an evenhanded approach from the U.S.
Carter was a peacemaker but not a pacifist, and saw the need for military strength.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But other series with similar themes of political awakening manage to feel more evenhanded in their approach.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenhanded
Adjective
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Maine’s governor never believed her state would receive an impartial investigation.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
11 Mar. 2025
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There was no sign of keeping things impartial for Shah, who as the ICC chief is meant to be independent and act without bias.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The department is designed to ensure equitable access to quality education nationwide and enforces protections for students with disabilities, Its dismantling could be more costly for Trump-voting states than blue states, Axios' April Rubin has reported.—
Axios,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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McCourt proposes a more equitable arrangement, allowing creators to carry their followers seamlessly from platform to platform instead.—
Esat Dedezade,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Reciprocal tariffs are meant to place U.S. tariffs equal to those experienced by U.S. goods imported into that region.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Economic theory can reveal a lot about political behavior, including how a president enjoys enough support to wield a policy that, all things equal, costs Americans quite a bit of money.—
Bruce Yandle,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Evenhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenhanded. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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