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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
Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
That dynamic could work in Gilligan’s favor.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Far from benefiting all, the new TV model of greed only favors Wall Street.
—Jennifer Silverman, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Colorado’s aging population is working in their favor.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
That dynamic could work in Gilligan’s favor.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Pearl Girls aren’t favored by the Plums, who see them as untrustworthy.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Far from benefiting all, the new TV model of greed only favors Wall Street.
—Jennifer Silverman, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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Dolores is a tribute to all of us to continue the struggle for justice and humanity — not to be caught up in an ideology for a cause that is greater than our basic human needs for kindness, dignity and belonging.—
Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Send a caring text because kindness opens doors without fuss.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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In some respects, Anthropic still emphasizes safety more than OpenAI does.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This material should not be construed as a recommendation, or advice or an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any investment.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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So, Moya is painting on, with full approval from the community, the mayor, and Corona's family.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Sutskever details in the memos, Altman apparently told Murati that the model didn’t need safety approval, citing the company’s general counsel, Jason Kwon.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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When asked to evaluate the athletes based on their stats alone, without knowing their race, that bias disappeared.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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For years, Musk has accused both Delaware and California of bias against him or his companies, moving Tesla and SpaceX headquarters from California to Texas, and reincorporating his businesses, former Delaware corporations, in Nevada and Texas.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Brush with an egg wash (or don’t, and the recipe’s vegan) and season to your liking.—
Risa Polansky Shiman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the meantime, Nvidia is already responding to some of the backlash, explaining that game developers will have full artistic control over DLSS 5 and can fine-tune the model to their liking.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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That’s the period during which Hollywood’s monolithic studio system broke up, as a result of a 1948 antitrust decree and of commercial pressures that included the growing popularity of television and a shift toward suburban life styles.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Around the same time, popcorn was popping off, buoyed by a surge in American corn production and the snack’s popularity among soldiers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, the mom of two took matters into her own hands to try to appease her scene partner.—
Shyla Watson,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Don’t appease your child if the result could be pet neglect.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Murray's son, Blake, accepted the honor on his father's behalf.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But the public was receptive, and Magyar quickly evolved into a formal opposition leader, accepting the helm of the Tisza Party—founded in 2020—as a vehicle for his movement.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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