as in favorite
a person or thing that is preferred over others
chocolate ice cream is my absolute fave
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Recent Examples of fave
Thick, gooey, and properly indulgent, the cookies come in rotating flavours (red velvet and chocolate orange are personal faves), often still warm from the oven.
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Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
There are plenty of popular freckle pens, too, like the ones from Freck and Tarte (both Allure-editor faves), but a lot of makeup artists prefer to use brow products.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
Predictably, as the betting opened at the track on June 6, Journalism’s ultra-skinny odds status as the top fave rose out from under him while Sovereignty and Baeza’s prices came down.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Still, Our Friends in the Desert have made OKC 10.5-point faves ahead of Sunday night’s game, a click higher than Thursday night’s -9.5 spread.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
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Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
There are plenty of popular freckle pens, too, like the ones from Freck and Tarte (both Allure-editor faves), but a lot of makeup artists prefer to use brow products.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
Predictably, as the betting opened at the track on June 6, Journalism’s ultra-skinny odds status as the top fave rose out from under him while Sovereignty and Baeza’s prices came down.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Still, Our Friends in the Desert have made OKC 10.5-point faves ahead of Sunday night’s game, a click higher than Thursday night’s -9.5 spread.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fave
favorite
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Glen Grant’s whisky has been a favorite of specialty bottlers like Gordon & MacPhail, Signatory, and Duncan Taylor, among others.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The movie brings back several old favorites — including Velociraptors, Dilophosaurus and a T. rex from the original — before unleashing this fresh monstrosity on the handful of characters who make it to the end.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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“Fave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fave. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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