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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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2
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
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Labour has previously relied on support from Plaid to govern and could be called on in defeat to return the favor.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Allen said this park is one that is favored by the Department of Natural Resources because the lake is stocked with fish.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
But the golfers in attendance were grateful that, despite the bumpy road to get there, all five commissioners voted in their favor.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Labour has previously relied on support from Plaid to govern and could be called on in defeat to return the favor.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Verb
Christian Petersen / Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t pull off a sweep on Sunday, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are heavily favored to do so on Monday.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Allen said this park is one that is favored by the Department of Natural Resources because the lake is stocked with fish.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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So much kindness to me and my whole family.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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My mother's kindness had a powerful impact on me.—
Esther Ndumi Ngumbi,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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But the pair have a grudging mutual respect that makes for a fun, strange-bedfellows partnership.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Certain information has been provided by and/or is based on third party sources and, although such information is believed to be reliable, no representation is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such information.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Because Pe’Sla was not included as an affected area and no environmental review was conducted, the approval violates the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act, the lawsuit alleges.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Both hires require formal approval from their respective school boards, which are expected to vote in May.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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That proposal made national headlines and led to months of reckoning with racial bias after a Center School parent was caught on a hot mic during a remote school board meeting.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Providers also can fall victim to inadvertent bias, assuming a young, otherwise healthy patient must be dealing with something other than shingles.—
Alyssa Sparacino,
Glamour,
27 Apr. 2026
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This weekend, the Red Bull upgrade package seems more to his liking, and the gap to Hadjar was more than a second in practice.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
4 May 2026
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The princess has taken a liking to sports!—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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The department’s shows have exploded in popularity over the past decade, in large part thanks to the involvement of former Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who has chaired the Met Gala since 1995.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Helping fuel Candlelight’s popularity are the classical reinterpretations across pop, rock and jazz genres, among others.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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What Musgraves is doing here is not like the bro-country guys who ease off trap drums to appease country traditionalists.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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The city later tried to appease critics by installing new basketball courts hundreds of yards south of the original location, which would still be turned into pickleball courts.—
Amanda Rosa
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Six days after the death of Georg Baselitz, his longtime dealer Thaddeaus Ropac opened an exhibition in Venice this week that the artist had already accepted would be his last.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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In February, Ricciardi accepted a plea bargain that required him to plead guilty to three felony counts of risk of injury to a minor and one misdemeanor count of breach of peace.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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