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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth
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as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
there's a pervasive partisanship in the company that prevents it from acknowledging that other companies are outpacing it with innovative ideas
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Recent Examples of partisanship
Most were frustrated with political parties, partisanship, or the slow going process in the chambers.
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
The bill’s goal is to help overcome increasing partisanship around the passage of supplemental aid packages.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
The dairy product has had a niche following that transcends partisanship for decades.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Fear, the emotion that predominates in Le Corbeau, seems familiar — lingering from the tyrannical Covid lockdowns, Stasi-like doxxing, denunciations, and the social antagonism endured through political partisanship.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
The bill’s goal is to help overcome increasing partisanship around the passage of supplemental aid packages.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
The dairy product has had a niche following that transcends partisanship for decades.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Fear, the emotion that predominates in Le Corbeau, seems familiar — lingering from the tyrannical Covid lockdowns, Stasi-like doxxing, denunciations, and the social antagonism endured through political partisanship.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
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The reviewers rated these associations as low certainty, though, after noting that there was some concern for risk of bias in the studies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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This includes verifying that vendors provide documentation such as performance metrics, bias mitigation measures, and training data details.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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My family moved here because of its lack of prejudice—being Jewish, my father, an engineer, couldn’t get a job in Boston around 1945 because of antisemitism.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many filmmakers try to disguise their less socially acceptable prejudices, their impolite fears, dislikes and worse, but Lynch always seemed unafraid or maybe uninterested or just unaware about what others thought of his uglier visions.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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So, Hunt’s partiality for turtlenecks has now become the official look for player headshots over the past two decades.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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There should be no equivocation or the appearance of partiality.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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