1
as in loved
granted special treatment or attention
the youngest child was also the most favored—much to the envy of his siblings
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2
as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
for a favored few, the restaurant always has a table available, no matter how busy it is
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as in obliged
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 accepted
to have a favorable opinion of
if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it
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as in preferred
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 gifted
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
favored with good looks
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Recent Examples of favored
Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Nearly 300 delegates attended the convention to promote workers’ rights and rally behind favored candidates in a state where Republican hold far greater political power.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
FanDuel has Michigan favored at +300.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
For Bezos, this would reduce the role of the Post as a headache and a threat to other, more favored endeavors, such as his rocket company, Blue Origin.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Nearly 300 delegates attended the convention to promote workers’ rights and rally behind favored candidates in a state where Republican hold far greater political power.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Her husband was favored by my sister.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
FanDuel has Michigan favored at +300.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favored
Adjective
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Take care of yourselves and one another, reach out to friends and loved ones, and check in on your neighbors.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her loved ones, including her husband Jim, encouraged Buffone to make a business out of selling her bread and other baked goods.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The gist, however, seems to be that extra-terrestrials make contact with a selected few, before promising to go public to the entire world — good luck dealing with the ramifications of that one, human race!—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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The selected cohort—Diamond Batiste, Ciara Boniface, Jeremy Hsing, Alejandra López and Brittany Alexia Young—were chosen from nearly 1,000 submissions, placing them at the forefront of a new chapter in cinematic storytelling.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With key sources of data halted, researchers, advocates and others have had to rely on information the administration is obliged to report or that has come to light through legal action.—
Rebecca Santana,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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With key sources of data halted, researchers, advocates and others have had to rely on information the administration is obliged to report or that has come to light through legal action.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Buckley, clad in an elegant red and pink strapless gown, accepted the accolade with a rousing speech, thanking her husband and the team behind the film, and gushing over the emotional complexity of motherhood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Once the prompt is accepted, the demo shows a new row of Bieber songs and albums appear on the homepage.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nearly fifty per cent of participants preferred the texts written by artificial intelligence.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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But Disney would have preferred to hold off on the revelation until after the Oscars to handle the situation more delicately.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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During one such trip in 2022, Zelenskyy shared a post to Instagram revealing Penn had gifted the country one of his Oscars.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lesser known is the fact that this was the second engagement ring Prince Rainier gifted her.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Big Ten would retain its cherished TV content but avoid the near-empty pro stadiums for three days.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The students – three young men and two young women – were arrested, and their fate was widely discussed by a grieving community preparing for the cherished teacher’s Saturday funeral.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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In case these weren’t enough reasons to buy this staple on repeat, here are a few of my favorite ways to improve the party with a bag of chips.—
Anna Hezel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
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Glamour readers cast thousands of votes for their favorite products of 2026, and the results are in.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Favored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favored. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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