as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
since taking a ply to French burgundies, he's hardly even looked at anything else in the wine store
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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
two single yarns were plied together to get the fabric that smooth, firm feel
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Recent Examples of ply
Belle Bakst, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
Over 4 million anglers ply Florida waters yearly, catching over 100 million pounds of fish.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Cherry, red plum, and herbs de Provence flavors ply the palate along with a layer of plush tannins that leaves a soft note of chalk on the tongue and gums.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
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It's made from ultra-durable 3-ply stainless steel, and comes with both pasta and steamer inserts to make this one of the most versatile pieces in your kitchen.
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Of the 10 players who took part in Serbia's bronze-medal-winning game over Germany, six are plying their trade in Europe this season.
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Rights advocates have also raised concerns about Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias during the Israel-Gaza war.—
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Tech corporations prioritize using our biases for their benefit, while dismissing the reinforcement of stereotypes as a cultural problem rather than a technological one.—
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Understanding Home Bias As mentioned before, home bias is the tendency to over-invest in your home country.—
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Traveling East might have been an appropriate tendency for early humans living in what is now Europe near the end of the Ice Age.—
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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.—
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The dismissal of the case is with prejudice, meaning the corruption charges in the indictment may not be revived in the future.—
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“Ply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ply. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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