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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
a good and generous friend who is always doing favors for others
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as in respect
a feeling of great approval and liking
entertainers often learn that the favor of the public can be fickle indeed
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as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
over the years that kind of movie fell out of favor with the mass audience
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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
although his own son is on the hockey team that he coaches, Mr. Watkins conscientiously avoids any show of favor
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as in liking
positive regard for something
was willing to do just about anything to keep the boss's favor
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as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval
after that rock band fell out of favor—almost overnight—the stores couldn't give their CDs away
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as in to appease
to do a service or favor for
although she was at the party as a guest, the singer favored us with a song
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as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of
if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it
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as in to prefer
to show partiality toward
older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters
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as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
favored with good looks
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Recent Examples of favor
Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 20 May 2026
He was appointed to the Nebius community advisory board by Councilmember Heather Wiley, who voted in favor of the tax break package.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Style-wise, Nazir favors parallelism, epistrophe, and lists of three [], all rhetorical devices that are associated with large language models.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
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Noun
Keir Starmer, Britain's first Labour prime minister in 14 years, is fighting for his political life as mainstream parties crumble in favor of more extreme voices.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 20 May 2026
He was appointed to the Nebius community advisory board by Councilmember Heather Wiley, who voted in favor of the tax break package.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Verb
Runoffs typically draw the most engaged base voters — a dynamic that historically favors a candidate like Paxton with intense grassroots support.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Style-wise, Nazir favors parallelism, epistrophe, and lists of three [], all rhetorical devices that are associated with large language models.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
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Understand that kindness and consideration can go a long way in these types of negotiation situations.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Regardless of travel purpose or appearance, kindness and patience matter most in how passengers are treated.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Present technologies offer stunning opportunities in this respect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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For Antos, the key to successfully playing in these fan favorite sandboxes requires a deep respect for the material.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Decisions about credit approvals, supply chain routing, customer interactions and employee performance are increasingly made—or shaped—by AI systems.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Between a landmark January 2026 study and the FDA’s first-ever approval of a medication specifically for obstructive sleep apnea, the science is moving fast, and the implications go well beyond weight loss.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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In practice, this can take the form of inclusive recruiting and hiring processes, mentorship and sponsorship programs, pay equity audits, employee resource groups, supplier diversity initiatives, and management training designed to reduce bias in performance reviews and promotions.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Good qualitative researchers do not try to eliminate their biases but instead try to account for them.—
Ankolika De,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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The other party can even customize the app to their liking.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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Indeed, research on conversational dynamics finds that people who take turns reciprocally disclosing information during initial interactions report significantly greater liking, closeness, and enjoyment.—
Andy Molinsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The trio, which debuted in 2024, have exploded in popularity in Japan since forming as a trio.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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Bean nutrition is more than just fiber Another reason for beans' growing popularity is their many health benefits.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Some firms have sought to find ways to spend any refund money in ways that would appease both the White House and their customers, one representative of an influential business group said.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Megan Cassella,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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The survey is the latest to show Trump has failed to appease voters’ economic concerns, with his disapproval rating on the economy increasing seven points, to 56%, since this time last year, though his approval rating has improved by one point, to 38%.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Barnard attended the ceremony with Soprano, Lola’s female stand-in and a convincing lookalike, who accepted the collar with considerable enthusiasm and even more considerable wriggling.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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By now, most economists accept that raising the minimum wage doesn’t mechanically lead to job loss.—
Nick Hanauer,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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