1
as in appeasing
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 accepting
to have a favorable opinion of
if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it
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3
as in preferring
to show partiality toward
older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters
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4
as in endowing
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
favored with good looks
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Recent Examples of favoring
Evolution operates at the level of populations over generations, favoring traits that increase average reproductive success, even if those traits sometimes harm individuals.
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Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
This is not about favoring corporations over consumers.
—Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
And that is also favoring lower than normal odds of high water.
—Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
However, the annual clock changes remain deeply unpopular among Americans, with two-thirds favoring its permanent elimination in a recent YouGov poll.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Magic guard Anthony Black came up favoring the left side of his lower back following a drive to the basket roughly three minutes into the game.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
According to Bank of America Global Research, Gen Z – and to a lesser extent Millennials – are still favoring experiences.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
He is seen as favoring Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank, to take over WEF, though her huffy exit this year from a dinner stacked with US government officials may make things awkward.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Share prices also pushed higher after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed two economists viewed as favoring keeping interest rates low to the board of the central bank.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
This is not about favoring corporations over consumers.
—Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
And that is also favoring lower than normal odds of high water.
—Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
However, the annual clock changes remain deeply unpopular among Americans, with two-thirds favoring its permanent elimination in a recent YouGov poll.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Magic guard Anthony Black came up favoring the left side of his lower back following a drive to the basket roughly three minutes into the game.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
According to Bank of America Global Research, Gen Z – and to a lesser extent Millennials – are still favoring experiences.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
He is seen as favoring Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank, to take over WEF, though her huffy exit this year from a dinner stacked with US government officials may make things awkward.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Share prices also pushed higher after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed two economists viewed as favoring keeping interest rates low to the board of the central bank.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favoring
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But then appeasing tradition and upending it both at once, which certainly is the pragmatic philosophy of Lyric, always is a tricky matter.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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But, arguably, many of them have been accomplished by appeasing the concerns of the massive and powerful voting bloc of homeowners.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now that local leaders have cleared the way, CoreCivic can begin accepting detainees under its $60 million-a-year contract with ICE.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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The charter also embraced a mission as the neighborhood school — automatically accepting all who showed up at its doors.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Her late Majesty never wore black tights, preferring nude or brown tights.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Zeisig treats the project like a beat tape, preferring static mats of sound and dynamically unyielding drifts over crescendoes and catharsis.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers.—
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nimer explains that following this money isn’t typically as direct as Sylvester endowing a second faculty chair this week in the DCC’s name.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Member’s Mark Coconut Cake has returned to the bakery just in time for Easter, delighting fans who eagerly await its annual appearance.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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This same story of economic reinvigoration is playing out across the nation in dozens of rural counties that have embraced renewable energy projects, delighting taxpayers, enriching county coffers and making previously unaffordable public works projects possible.—
Sophie Hartley,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The agents can also teach themselves how to perform new tasks and keep detailed notes about a user’s preferences, allowing the agents to mold themselves to users’ liking over time.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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The textile strap can be adjusted to your exact liking on each foot, since the fabric is completely permeable.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Wellness, specifically, has seen a recent boom, becoming one of the top categories for gifting items last holiday season.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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Epstein also took an interest in Churkin’s son, Maxim, gifting him laptops and Apple watches, the records show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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In civil aerospace, for example, Rolls is benefiting as manufacturers Airbus and Boeing struggle to deliver new aircraft at the pace the market requires — obliging airlines to keep flying old planes (and their engines) for longer.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Black has sometimes driven for miles to a particular cemetery only to find a funeral under way, obliging him to leave empty-handed.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Favoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favoring. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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