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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Meanwhile, the president is leaning on other mechanisms outside of his favored trade law, IEEPA, to levy tariffs on a number of imports.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
On May 15, 2004, the champion jockey Kieren Fallon won the Lockinge Stakes while riding the favored filly, Russian Rhythm.
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The back and forth of favored teams — which also prompted Prime Video to issue a warning and caution viewers against bullying and hate speech ahead of season three premiere — has continued to heat up even after the finale.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
On May 15, 2004, the champion jockey Kieren Fallon won the Lockinge Stakes while riding the favored filly, Russian Rhythm.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In addition to its stellar location, this lifestyle boutique property has managed to capture the zeitgeist, turning it into a favored haunt for the neighborhood’s effortlessly cool inhabitants.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2025
The back and forth of favored teams — which also prompted Prime Video to issue a warning and caution viewers against bullying and hate speech ahead of season three premiere — has continued to heat up even after the finale.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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