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evenhanded

adjective
even·​hand·​ed | \ ˌē-vÉ™n-ˈhan-dÉ™d How to pronounce evenhanded (audio) \

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Other Words from evenhanded

evenhandedly adverb
evenhandedness noun

Examples of evenhanded in a Sentence

I thought it was an evenhanded assessment of her performance. an evenhanded meting out of punishment

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While the documentary evolves in its scope, Miron’s feature debut always remains evenhanded. Kimber Myers, latimes.com, "Review: Surprises from an animal hoarder in documentary ‘For the Birds’," 13 June 2019 The Journal’s same-day page one coverage of the coming battle over a new standard is evenhanded but doesn’t mention the $500 billion in savings. WSJ, "An End to the President’s Tweets Won’t Stop the Progressive Press Narrative," 17 Aug. 2018 While he's gained some prominence as a never-Trump conservative, the arguments in his book are evenhanded at distributing blame. John Timmer, Ars Technica, "First thing we do, let’s kill all the experts," 21 Oct. 2018 But some other council members, including Russia, said the U.S. measure wasn’t evenhanded. Washington Post, "Rival UN Security Council proposals on Gaza both fail," 1 June 2018 More recently, Paris has taken a more evenhanded approach. Declan Walsh, New York Times, "Libyan Strongman’s Illness Stokes Fears of a Succession Feud," 19 Apr. 2018 Cries for impeachment recurred when the court released a more evenhanded map. Meghan Leonard, Washington Post, "Republicans are calling for the impeachment of Pennsylvania judges. It’s nothing new.," 5 Mar. 2018 The public can always count on the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to try to pursue justice in a fair and evenhanded manner. Chris Palmer, Philly.com, "Meek Mill is free, but his case goes on," 25 Apr. 2018 Whereas previous presidents and their administrations have gone out of their way to appear evenhanded, Trump has made no secret of his affinity for Israeli positions. Washington Post, "US Embassy move in Israel emblematic of broader policy shift," 25 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of evenhanded

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evenhanded

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of evenhanded

: not favoring one side or group over another

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