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as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
a city of incomparable fairness, Venice has enchanted travelers for centuries
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as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
fairness was certainly uppermost in the elderly woman's mind as she made arrangements for dividing the family heirlooms among her many grandchildren
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Recent Examples of fairness
This has nothing to do with fairness in sports and everything to do with erasing transgender children.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Democrats should stand for compassion and fairness, but not for an encompassing theory of systemic oppression that most Americans don’t recognize and rightly view as unhinged.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Transparency in data collection and algorithm design, clear boundaries on acceptable use cases and regular audits to evaluate accuracy and fairness must be non-negotiables.
—David Ly, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
By improving fairness, reducing bias, and creating better candidate experiences, companies can make these tools more effective and inclusive.
—Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairness
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Democrats should stand for compassion and fairness, but not for an encompassing theory of systemic oppression that most Americans don’t recognize and rightly view as unhinged.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Transparency in data collection and algorithm design, clear boundaries on acceptable use cases and regular audits to evaluate accuracy and fairness must be non-negotiables.
—David Ly, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
By improving fairness, reducing bias, and creating better candidate experiences, companies can make these tools more effective and inclusive.
—Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairness
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The Kardashians, in particular, are known for their relentless obsession with beauty and youth.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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No matter how much fans may complain about the lack of physicality in today's game compared to two or three decades ago, those rule changes were necessary to restore the beauty of the NBA game.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Gray denim replacing blue jeans in fall 2025 is a direct response to the search for new color palettes and the evolution of basics as the shade's neutrality is perceived as more elegant and adaptable to different styles.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
16 Aug. 2025
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The watchdog group asked a series of questions aimed at identifying any denialism or rhetoric that normalizes or minimizes antisemitic tropes and narratives, especially under the guise of neutrality or complexity of response.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Instead one was woken into an eternal godlike vigilance, as though the experience of objectification had in the end borne the fruit of objectivity.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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This includes balancing cognitive empathy (understanding how someone feels) with emotional empathy (sharing that feeling) in a way that shows care without losing objectivity.—
Alain Hunkins,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As a consequence, its countries are practiced in the art of strategic hedging and are predisposed to neutralism and nonalignment, owing to their colonial histories.—
David Shambaugh,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2020
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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“Fairness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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