find approval/favor
idiom
: to be accepted : to become well-liked
These ideas have found approval/favor among many young people.
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Radical options for unifying Kosovo with Albania, which would reopen conflict with Serbs, continue to find favor.
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Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2015
Last year, the company made share repurchases to the tune of $13.2 billion and initiated its first quarterly dividend payment and this could also help the stock find favor with value investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The key to that popularity was the show's key coziness, with Bergerac solving crimes in a manner designed to find favor with, or at least not to alarm, viewers of almost all ages.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 17 June 2023
Jerk baits find favor among anglers when water temperatures dip below 50 degrees.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
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Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2015
Last year, the company made share repurchases to the tune of $13.2 billion and initiated its first quarterly dividend payment and this could also help the stock find favor with value investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The key to that popularity was the show's key coziness, with Bergerac solving crimes in a manner designed to find favor with, or at least not to alarm, viewers of almost all ages.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 17 June 2023
Jerk baits find favor among anglers when water temperatures dip below 50 degrees.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
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“Find approval/favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%20approval%2Ffavor. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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