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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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
Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
This might be an inheritance, financial favor or practical help.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
As the evidence piled up for dark matter in the 1980s and '90s, astronomers began to favor a particular explanation known as WIMPs, for weakly interacting massive particles.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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Noun
Around the nineteen-thirties, as the science of pathology evolved, such collections began to fall out of favor.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
This might be an inheritance, financial favor or practical help.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
Verb
This laborious process, which favored beachfront property owners and was signed into law by then-Governor Rick Scott, was introduced after the Walton County Commission ruled in 2016 that the public had recreational use rights to the local 26 miles of dry sand beach along the Gulf of Mexico.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
As the evidence piled up for dark matter in the 1980s and '90s, astronomers began to favor a particular explanation known as WIMPs, for weakly interacting massive particles.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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Indeed, the designer’s intentions are based on high ideals — kindness, tolerance and humility among them — even if his methods can sometime shock.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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Her courage, kindness, and determination touched the lives of everyone who knew her.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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And finally, 1% said that in many other respects, certain other countries were better than the US.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Antonio made an emotional return to the London Stadium in March before the 1-0 loss to Newcastle United, and some supporters paraded banners as a mark of respect.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The transaction, which has been approved by the board of directors of RTL Group, is subject to regulatory approvals.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Getting the necessary permits and approvals can take years, and the process is anything but simple.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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This suggests that permeating gender bias in the hiring process may be what’s holding back women from being hired at all levels.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Recency bias doesn't trust his ability to have an impact out West, but Brandon Graham assures NFL fans that Huff can still be very productive in the right system.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Sear in a hot pan coated in a thin layer of oil until the meat is browned to your liking.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2025
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And that there are fewer and fewer reporters doing them, even as governments and others hire more and more flaks to spin events to their liking.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
10 June 2025
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According to Mohan, YouTube Shorts has seen a rise in popularity even compared to YouTube as a whole.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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In the 1990s, heroin chic surged in popularity as women flooded law schools, boardrooms, and newsrooms in record numbers — a visual counterpunch to female ambition.—
Anne Marie Chaker,
Time,
18 June 2025
Verb
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What To Watch For The bill, passed by the House in a party-line vote last month after last-minute revisions to appease Republican holdouts, is being negotiated by the Senate.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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That investigation has resulted in the parties deciding to amend several parts of the initial deal to try and appease both Trump and Xi, an FT report said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 June 2025
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The nine-member council now has until June 26 to accept or possibly override Gloria’s package of vetoes, with an override requiring a supermajority of six council members The council approved the budget last week in a 7-2 vote, making six votes for a veto override seem possible.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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In May, multiple justices recused themselves from deciding whether to accept an appeal involving alleged plagiarism in books published by Penguin Random House.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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