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as in independent
not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war
Sweden remained neutral during World War II, refusing to join either side in the conflict
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as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
the hero is the novel's only fully fleshed person, all the others being rather neutral characters who are just there to advance the plot
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Recent Examples of neutral
Friday’s crowd created an atmosphere that at times felt closer to a home game for Colombia than a neutral-site knockout match.
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Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
However, after a stone struck the opposition head coach, FIFA declared the game was to be replayed on the neutral territory of Stade de Gerland in Lyon, France.
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Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Under Captain George Webb's Company of Light Infantry, Sampson was assigned the risky task of scouting neutral territory.
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Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
4 July 2026
In addition to the neutral shades, Quince just added multiple summer options, including light pink and deep red with white stripes.
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Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for neutral
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
However, after a stone struck the opposition head coach, FIFA declared the game was to be replayed on the neutral territory of Stade de Gerland in Lyon, France.
—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Under Captain George Webb's Company of Light Infantry, Sampson was assigned the risky task of scouting neutral territory.
—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
4 July 2026
In addition to the neutral shades, Quince just added multiple summer options, including light pink and deep red with white stripes.
—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for neutral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutral
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Economic progress slows when that guarantee is taken away, as Hong Kong has witnessed in its sad regression from the promises of an independent judiciary made in 1997.
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However, the results reported by xDots still come primarily from pilot projects, so broader independent validation will be needed to determine whether similar savings can be achieved consistently across different industries.
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Far fewer people stay responsible when the work turns boring, unclear or inconvenient, and that's precisely when ownership surfaces.
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Monocultures can be boring, but on the flipside, a huge collection of individual species looks like a busy bowl of potpourri.
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Early guests will be able to try robot check-in and autonomous in-room delivery before the full launch.
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In her Sintra speech Tuesday, Breeden said that, for now, trading firms mainly use autonomous AI for lower-risk operational tasks, such as research.
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The light blue Jadaron is currently $627 on Manolo Blahnik’s website, as is the beige suede version.
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The shiny designer puffer with the beige logo'd patch on the sleeve.
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Police officers are encouraged to use their judgment and, when appropriate, provide motorists with warnings as part of the Department’s commitment to fair, impartial and community-oriented policing.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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My child’s lack of response combined with their noncommittal attitude toward a visit with me makes planning a small family wedding a difficult task.
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Think of this cut as the noncommittal version of full fringe.
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The court’s term that ended last week is the most robust judicial affirmation of executive power over immigration in the court’s history, said Muzaffar Chishti, a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
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New Yorkers must be allowed a choice to instituting open primaries — also called nonpartisan elections — and a petition drive by the government reform group Unite NY will make that referendum happen either this November or next fall.
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Shortly after the Big Bang, the universe was largely featureless and smooth.
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The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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