1
: having an appearance or features of a particular kind
hard-favored
2
: endowed with special advantages or gifts
3
: providing preferential treatment
favored rates of credit
Examples of favored in a Sentence
She enjoys a favored position in the company.
The team is heavily favored to win the championship.
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If sentences can be broken, literally and metaphorically, by the imprisoned themselves then the state’s jurisdiction, a favored term of legal power play, has been breached.
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Amir Hussain
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
In 2024, crypto groups blanketed the airwaves with advertisements that had nothing to do with their industry, instead supporting favored candidates on the issue sets that defined the election, largely the economy and the border.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2025
And which gladly includes two very favored domains, e.g., the close and dear cousins of psychology and physics.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Now, the day has morphed into the informal kickoff of summer, devoted mainly to grilling the perfect burger, pairing it with a favored brew and maybe throwing or kicking a ball around with family and friends.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Amir Hussain
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
In 2024, crypto groups blanketed the airwaves with advertisements that had nothing to do with their industry, instead supporting favored candidates on the issue sets that defined the election, largely the economy and the border.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2025
And which gladly includes two very favored domains, e.g., the close and dear cousins of psychology and physics.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Now, the day has morphed into the informal kickoff of summer, devoted mainly to grilling the perfect burger, pairing it with a favored brew and maybe throwing or kicking a ball around with family and friends.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for favored
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“Favored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/favored. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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