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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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2
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
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Sometimes this time zone really doesn’t work in my favor.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
Team Europe won the Ryder Cup, the most prestigious team competition in world golf, on Sunday, beating an American team — on home soil in New York — that was favored heading into the three-day event on Long Island.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And though Stella argues in Mia’s favor, Celine likes Olympics wunderkind Ben for the job.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Sometimes this time zone really doesn’t work in my favor.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Metropolitan Park, projected to raise $850 million in taxes for the city and state by its third year in operation, is the largest project of the remaining contenders, which is partly why it’s favored to secure one of the three licenses up for grabs.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025
Team Europe won the Ryder Cup, the most prestigious team competition in world golf, on Sunday, beating an American team — on home soil in New York — that was favored heading into the three-day event on Long Island.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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Our small kindnesses to each other.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The most vulnerable among us deserve the most respect, most compassion, and most kindness.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Accusations that the president is being bigoted with his video posts come weeks after issues around respect between political rivals and free speech were thrust into the spotlight by the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk on September 10.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Supporters also lined up to touch their foreheads to the Aryatara's feet, a sign of respect in Hindu tradition, and offered her money and flowers.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Construction could last about four months in 2027 and about a month in 2028, depending on permit approval, Moreno wrote in an email.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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With final approval, the district will now form a seven-member architectural review committee that will be charged with devising design review guidelines for the area.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Sep. 2025
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East Coast bias accusations may come in here, and Aaron Judge will promptly swat them 400 feet.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Health insurers have argued that AI eliminates human error and bias and will save the health care system money.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bought an apple pie for backup in case this dump cake was not to our liking.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Add the bacon and cook until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crisped to your liking.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Program supporters, however, have pointed to its high standing in rankings from national think tank and school choice advocacy groups and an explosion in the popularity of school choice programs, particularly since the covid-19 outbreak.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Adler explains that the vintage market usually starts to peak at around the 20-year mark from a band’s initial popularity, or close to it.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Policies supposed to appease farmers destroyed their land and water.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Some speculated that the move was actually to appease the FCC and ensure a smooth merger between Paramount, CBS’s parent company, and Skydance Media.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Tennessee Department of Education provided a list of more than 200 schools accepting scholarship students for the 2025-26 school year.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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