fave

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. 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 See All Example Sentences for fave
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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
  • 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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