1
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
Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The $85 billion Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger may have just seen another domino fall in its favor.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Born into postwar optimism in the mid-20th century, the movement favored steel, concrete, and insulated glass in defiance of ornamentation.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
From railroads to telecoms to energy, industries with concentrated wealth and technical expertise have usually succeeded in bending rules to their favor.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The $85 billion Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger may have just seen another domino fall in its favor.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Lawrence recalled that person allegedly made the allowance of the extra year of eligibility null and void, possibly because KU had several war veterans who would have benefited and been favored to win the league in 1948.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Born into postwar optimism in the mid-20th century, the movement favored steel, concrete, and insulated glass in defiance of ornamentation.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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Her kindness extended to her coworkers at Walmart.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The pair are remembered by the company for their kindness, generosity and support for local organizations such as the Ehloe Hospital, the Chico Police Business Support Team and Chico’s Elk Lodge.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Out of respect for the family’s privacy, no further details will be released.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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For her latest film, Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has sourced the entire call and treated it with respect, horror, and grief, affording it space to play out in in full without attempts to visualize, animate, or reconstruct what is happening on the ground for Hind.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Certainly Thor is looking down with approval.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That has allowed the city to put the new Clairemont plan on the fast track for approval, with committee and City Council public hearings scheduled for this fall.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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In that vacuum, Republicans have often ascribed political bias as the motivation without providing concrete evidence to back it up, said Stevenson, the debanking expert.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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The state alleges Alam intentionally selected the church primarily because of his bias or prejudice against the state of Israel or the Jewish faith.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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It’s established right away that Ziva and Tony are friendly but romantically estranged co-parents who’ve found Europe to their mutual liking, but the exact nature of how their relationship changed over the last few years reveals itself in copious flashbacks.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nix took some of the advice and then molded it into a schedule tailored to his liking.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath crested in popularity in the 1970s, capturing die-hard fans amid the growing popularity of rock.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Once shunned by investors who were drawn to an environmental, social and governance lens, defense assets have surged in popularity in light of geopolitical turmoil and pledges by Germany and other European Union members to ramp up defense spending.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lamb’s seven catches for 110 yards look good, and will appease some fantasy football owners.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and a vocal Kennedy critic, said Trump might be misreading the MAHA appeal in trying to appease his base.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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For the high court to accept a petition to hear full arguments, four of the nine justices must vote to grant certiorari.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday night, the president asked the Supreme Court to quickly accept and rule on an appeal seeking to overturn the lower court decision.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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