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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
Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Do yourself a favor and get the totachos (tater tot nachos) and the Fire and Ice Wrap.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Blair Bao, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
While Texas lawmakers have since passed new safety legislation, survivors say disaster relief has been uneven — often favoring homeowners over small businesses and low-income residents.
—Gretchen Butwid, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has made some lopsided trades in his favor.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Do yourself a favor and get the totachos (tater tot nachos) and the Fire and Ice Wrap.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Hougan contends investors have been favoring other hot investments including gold and artificial intelligence stocks over cryptocurrencies, too.
—Blair Bao, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
While Texas lawmakers have since passed new safety legislation, survivors say disaster relief has been uneven — often favoring homeowners over small businesses and low-income residents.
—Gretchen Butwid, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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Values of inclusivity, values of diversity and kindness.—
Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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However, to date, the relationship has been the best, as it has been adorned with love, kindness, joy and fulfillment.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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His natural leadership has earned him the deep respect of his peers, who elected him Senior Class President for the current school year.—
Darla Rivera,
Oklahoman,
9 Feb. 2026
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Norwegians’ respect for their royal family has been dented by new details about Epstein’s friendship with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who is married to the heir to the throne, Prince Haakon.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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At that meeting, the village's Judiciary, Personnel and Licensing Committee recommended approval of Lalor's alcohol beverage license application.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Recent reports show that SpaceX is seeking approval to send as many as a million orbital data centers to space.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the current atmosphere, where so many have been conditioned to believe that the news media is a liberal wasteland, confirmation bias helps with the heavy lifting.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Such strategies use a complex mix of statistical models, machine-learning algorithms, factors and other quantitative signals to identify — and bet on — upward and downward moves in markets, removing human emotion and biases from the investment process.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Exaggerated Shapes Swabb is ready to move on from curved furniture and scalloped details galore, finding these styles to be a bit overused for her liking.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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The other, Damari, the middle child, has taken a liking for a different team.—
Sam McDowell
February 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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As the discipline grew in popularity, Warren’s students began to take home trophies from tournaments across the country and internationally.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Takaichi’s victory seemed to be largely driven by the surprising spike in the popularity of the Prime Minister.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Democrats are much more likely, at 78 percent, to believe the Supreme Court is trying to appease the president, though 34 percent of Republicans and 59 percent of independents said the same thing.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Legislature is eagerly pursuing the approval of bills (SB 706 and HB 919) to take away local governments’ ability to name their own airports to appease their Lord and Master.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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But Hanceville sought an experienced officer to lead the rebuild, and Thompson, six years out of the game, accepted the challenge.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Crow Wing County Jail started accepting ICE detainees in November 2025.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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