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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Beauty influencer Amy Chang is partial to the VT Cosmetics PDRN Hydrogel Mask, $6 each, which she is seen wearing above.
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Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
There are several soothing scents, but fans are partial to sleep-inducing Lavender Serenity.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2025
Bonus: These come in cute prints—I’m partial to the stripes and stars.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Robert Mapplethorpe was partial to bulging muscles wrapped in leather.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
There are several soothing scents, but fans are partial to sleep-inducing Lavender Serenity.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2025
Bonus: These come in cute prints—I’m partial to the stripes and stars.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Robert Mapplethorpe was partial to bulging muscles wrapped in leather.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Partial to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20to. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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