partial to
idiom
: liking something or someone very much and usually more than other things or people
I like all the food here, but I'm particularly partial to the fried chicken.
She's partial to tall men with dark hair.
I'm not partial to red wine.
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He was later joined at OpenAI by his younger sister, Daniela, a humanities type partial to Joan Didion.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Louisiana matriarchs are partial to this vanilla custard pie.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
And while his mother is clearly partial to ragdolls, Vasilevskiy doesn’t have a preference or favorite breed.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Louisiana matriarchs are partial to this vanilla custard pie.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
LuluLinen Trouser Not everyone is partial to traveling in true loungewear, and if that sounds like you, the Lululinen Trousers will be well-worth the investment.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
And while his mother is clearly partial to ragdolls, Vasilevskiy doesn’t have a preference or favorite breed.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Partial to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20to. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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