as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
my neighbor's account of how the feud got started was somewhat one-sided
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Recent Examples of one-sided
Even as sloppy or one-sided as Dawn’s subplots could be, Trachtenberg always transcended the material through her innate chemistry with Gellar.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Thursday night, a tie game after the first period turned one-sided in a hurry, as the Seattle Kraken scored four goals in less than six minutes and cruised to a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
But the relationship is less one-sided in the movie.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
That streak is now all but certain to reach seven consecutive wins after a four-touchdown game in primetime that was so one-sided the Bills pulled Allen to avoid risking injury with Buffalo leading 35-10 early in the fourth quarter.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Their matchup was too one-sided at times in camp with Sweat seemingly dominating for days.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
But these ties are often mistaken for friendships by Westerners, and frequently turn one-sided in favor of the CCP—absent sufficient leverage.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The only disparity that was more one-sided was the $22.7 million GOP advantage in Pennsylvania’s Senate race.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Baltimore 21, Buffalo 3 Andrew Greif Here’s one indication of how one-sided this game has been at the half: The Bills have accounted for 90 yards of offense on 29 plays.
—NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Thursday night, a tie game after the first period turned one-sided in a hurry, as the Seattle Kraken scored four goals in less than six minutes and cruised to a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
But the relationship is less one-sided in the movie.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
That streak is now all but certain to reach seven consecutive wins after a four-touchdown game in primetime that was so one-sided the Bills pulled Allen to avoid risking injury with Buffalo leading 35-10 early in the fourth quarter.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Their matchup was too one-sided at times in camp with Sweat seemingly dominating for days.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
But these ties are often mistaken for friendships by Westerners, and frequently turn one-sided in favor of the CCP—absent sufficient leverage.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The only disparity that was more one-sided was the $22.7 million GOP advantage in Pennsylvania’s Senate race.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Baltimore 21, Buffalo 3 Andrew Greif Here’s one indication of how one-sided this game has been at the half: The Bills have accounted for 90 yards of offense on 29 plays.
—NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-sided
Adjective
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One unsavory reality about this journey is there's no such thing as partial credit.—
Ray Zhou,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The new moon partial solar eclipse in Aries on March 29th (6:58 a.m. EST) is our green light to set intentions, make power moves, and start anew.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Prince overcame the hostile environment and kept TCU afloat during the first quarter when the Horned Frogs struggled to find their footing offensively.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the photos are rarely seen, including some of distorted celebrity photos that were commissioned by major magazines.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Originally appearing as a bonus track on last year’s greatest-hits compilation, Science Fiction, the song is reimagined here into a glitchy, distorted club cut.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Algorithmic recommendation engines that power everything from X to YouTube can even contribute to a slow-burn destabilization of American society by shoving consumers into partisan echo chambers that increase polarization and erode social trust.—
Seth Ashley,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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The federal government was small by modern standards, but President Jackson’s appointment of loyalists as federal land agents and postmasters meant that political appointees had power to allocate lucrative land sales in the frontier and distribute partisan newspapers.—
Yong Kwon / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Continuous bias auditing throughout AI development helps detect and correct biased outcomes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately the cause of these harms is the same: data that inadvertently produce biased outcomes.—
State Sen. James Maroney,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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