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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
Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The company ended Instant Checkout, a tool that let users check out directly from ChatGPT, in favor of working with retailers to create dedicated apps in its chatbot.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 12 May 2026
CPUs over GPUs Industry experts say this preference for CPUs over graphics processing units is due to a change in system architecture that favors a newer type of AI.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 May 2026
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Noun
Fighting appears to shift in Ukraine’s favor The correlation of forces in the war has shifted in recent months.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The company ended Instant Checkout, a tool that let users check out directly from ChatGPT, in favor of working with retailers to create dedicated apps in its chatbot.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Verb
Republicans are heavily favored in both of the districts.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 12 May 2026
CPUs over GPUs Industry experts say this preference for CPUs over graphics processing units is due to a change in system architecture that favors a newer type of AI.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 May 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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Hamilton may face Senate scrutiny over his lack of experience leading an emergency management agency, though his defense of FEMA’s federal role has earned respect among disaster management professionals.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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By bringing collective bargaining to these spaces, IATSE is helping set standards for fair pay, safety and respect as the industry continues shifting and adopting new distribution models.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Those deals do not require approval.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Thornberg is in the process of seeking zoning approval for 53 units.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Staff unionized, in an effort to address what many felt were systemic biases against employees who were Black and women.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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There is an official timekeeper who purposefully faces away from the drum to avoid any perception of bias.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma will certainly not be to everyone’s liking.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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To keep the eggs from overcooking, remove the skillet from the heat just before the eggs are set to your liking.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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The group exploded in popularity in September 2025 as Midway Blitz swept through the region.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The national parks are one of the few remaining truly bipartisan issues on Capitol Hill due to their immense popularity with voters.—
Garrett Downs,Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
11 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 14 May. 2026.
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