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parti pris

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Recent Examples of parti pris
Noun
Whereas Galgut’s clarity of vision can seem sometimes almost unworldly, Diski is nothing if not parti pris. Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parti pris
Adjective
  • Brink charged in on a partial breakaway, moving to his backhand and lifting it past Johansson.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Here's when a partial solar one is visible.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Distortions of lip size bias perceived facial attractiveness.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Going forward, leaders must proactively address their organization's biases, re-examine outdated hiring and talent practices, and make age diversity central to the firm's operating culture.
    Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In his ruling, the judge criticized the DOJ’s request to dismiss the case without prejudice, which would have allowed for future prosecution, CNBC reports.
    ESSENCE Editors, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Traveling East might have been an appropriate tendency for early humans living in what is now Europe near the end of the Ice Age.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Understanding Home Bias As mentioned before, home bias is the tendency to over-invest in your home country.
    Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately, companies and brands that use premium cashmere will usually have information on their websites; generally speaking, the more details provided — length of fibers, ply, and gauge — the better the sweater.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
  • And not just throw them out in the middle of the forest, but the man built tents that had four-ply washroom tissue!
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Parti pris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parti%20pris. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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