lose favor

idiom

: to become unpopular : to lose support
Her theories have lost favor.

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The Roval also began to lose favor with the growing realization that the Next Gen car races really well on intermediate ovals; the Coke 600, for instance, has been one of the best races every year since the Next Gen car’s debut in 2022. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026 This compromise between structure and flexibility might explain why hybrid models continue gaining ground while both fully remote and full-time office policies lose favor. Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 And like fringe ideas, even a scientific consensus can lose favor. Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2021 Forsyth predicted poaching would lose favor in south Louisiana as animal rights became more prominent and food assistance became more available. Sara Sneath | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 6 Sep. 2020

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“Lose favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20favor. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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