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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Greta Lee and Timothée Chalamet are both partial to the New York City Ballet hat, while Kaia Gerber cheekily shouts out Cole Escola.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Hageman is partial to Benjamin Moore’s Linen White for its versatility.
—Emma Guillen, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
Jalen Brunson is butter in the backcourt; Karl-Anthony Towns is partial to popping out.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
WeRide currently produces vehicles operating in the L2 to L4 range, denoting partial to significant automation.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Hageman is partial to Benjamin Moore’s Linen White for its versatility.
—Emma Guillen, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
Jalen Brunson is butter in the backcourt; Karl-Anthony Towns is partial to popping out.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
WeRide currently produces vehicles operating in the L2 to L4 range, denoting partial to significant automation.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Partial to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20to. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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