Thesaurus results for BIASING

biasing

verb

variants or biassing

present participle of bias

as in turning

to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors

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Recent Examples of biasing Treating chains of thought too reverently — even when their results are verifiable — could also prevent scientists from discovering even better ways of biasing LRMs toward accurate outputs. — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026 But both studies make critical errors that undermine their conclusions, biasing their findings against detecting any benefits of early intervention. — Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026 Removing personally identifying information about gender and other potentially biasing characteristics can increase fair and consistent performance evaluations around AI use. — Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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Write the honest sentence, take the quiet walk, and tell the truth without decorating it for comfort or turning it into a joke today.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
If a state takes a position contrary to Beijing’s interests, China can tighten the screws on it by withholding spare parts, software updates, and technicians, turning a commercial partnership into a tool of leverage.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of turning

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The callers give a code name or number, further convincing some victims that the gold bar handoff is legitimate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Some of the largest proposals seeking chunks of Orange County’s lucrative bed tax got the final crack Wednesday at convincing a task force to advance their ideas, which combined would cost billions of dollars.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of convincing

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McIlrath said prosecutors and other investigating agencies are ethically prohibited from sharing information or making statements that could harm the fairness of legal process by influencing witnesses or prejudicing the grand jury.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Kenney and co-counsel Sheryl Leung objected to the request, calling it prior restraint on speech and arguing that the prosecution has not said anything publicly that could be seen as prejudicing potential jurors.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of prejudicing

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