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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Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google.
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PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Next, make a cash deposit of at least $5 using any of the preferred payment methods.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Rather than having the patient or client use their own preferred AI, the therapist gives them an AI login to an AI system that the therapist has arranged to make use of.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Tales are spun and then immediately tied back up into knots, and its gothic drama provides a fresh new place for Johnson to play in his preferred genre.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Next, make a cash deposit of at least $5 using any of the preferred payment methods.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Rather than having the patient or client use their own preferred AI, the therapist gives them an AI login to an AI system that the therapist has arranged to make use of.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Tales are spun and then immediately tied back up into knots, and its gothic drama provides a fresh new place for Johnson to play in his preferred genre.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for preferred
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“Preferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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