1
: liked better or best : used or wanted in preference to others
a preferred method
'Leveled' is the preferred spelling in American English.
2
: having special status or receiving special treatment or benefits
preferred customers
Examples of preferred in a Sentence
my preferred means of communication is e-mail
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Bhumjaithai is seen as the main defender and preferred choice of the royalist-military establishment.
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Grant Peck, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
One option is rolling with a six-man rotation, which would keep Crawford or Sandoval in their preferred role while building in extra rest for the others.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
This is not the lecture being offered elsewhere about tanking, which certainly appears to be the preferred method of rebuilding in today’s NBA.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
My preferred method is to use it as a blurring primer.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
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Grant Peck, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
One option is rolling with a six-man rotation, which would keep Crawford or Sandoval in their preferred role while building in extra rest for the others.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
This is not the lecture being offered elsewhere about tanking, which certainly appears to be the preferred method of rebuilding in today’s NBA.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
My preferred method is to use it as a blurring primer.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Preferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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