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
Kogonada fills the film with saturated colors, favoring the primary standbys of fire-engine red, raincoat yellow and mailbox blue.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The split often runs not along party lines but geography, with urban legislators favoring state mandates to spur development and suburban representatives fighting to preserve local control.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The rest are evenly divided, with 28% favoring a half-point rate reduction and 28% supporting no cut at all — likely reflecting a similar debate on the Federal Open Market Committee.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
However, if the Fed’s tone turns dovish—favoring growth and employment over inflation—markets could rise.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
With their parents footing the hefty bill, some Chinese students are asking if studying abroad is now worth it, especially when the domestic jobs market seems to be favoring homegrown talent.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Two polls conducted in early September, one by The New York Times and Siena University, the other by Quinnipiac University, each showed likely voters favoring Mamdani over Cuomo, with Adams and Sliwa behind Cuomo.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In contrast, domestic species grew progressively larger, due to selective breeding favoring animals that could provide more meat, milk, wool, strength or companionship.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
To me, more pragmatism means moving away from the corrupt, capricious policies of the current administration, such as crony capitalism that imposes bogus tariffs on free trade, punishing leaders and countries the president dislikes while favoring those who flatter him.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
The split often runs not along party lines but geography, with urban legislators favoring state mandates to spur development and suburban representatives fighting to preserve local control.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The rest are evenly divided, with 28% favoring a half-point rate reduction and 28% supporting no cut at all — likely reflecting a similar debate on the Federal Open Market Committee.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
However, if the Fed’s tone turns dovish—favoring growth and employment over inflation—markets could rise.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
With their parents footing the hefty bill, some Chinese students are asking if studying abroad is now worth it, especially when the domestic jobs market seems to be favoring homegrown talent.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Two polls conducted in early September, one by The New York Times and Siena University, the other by Quinnipiac University, each showed likely voters favoring Mamdani over Cuomo, with Adams and Sliwa behind Cuomo.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In contrast, domestic species grew progressively larger, due to selective breeding favoring animals that could provide more meat, milk, wool, strength or companionship.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
To me, more pragmatism means moving away from the corrupt, capricious policies of the current administration, such as crony capitalism that imposes bogus tariffs on free trade, punishing leaders and countries the president dislikes while favoring those who flatter him.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favoring
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What we’ve been taught to call intimacy—caretaking, appeasing, overfunctioning—is just codependency.—
Vanessa Bennett,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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And many brands and stores are appeasing consumer preference for cotton products to carry them through the fall and winter months.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Last Week Tonight won twice and while accepting, both John Oliver and head writer Dan O’Brien speed ran their thanks.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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While accepting the trophy for Outstanding Talk Series at the 2025 Emmy Awards for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the late night host acknowledged Amy Cole — a longtime colleague on his CBS show and projects before it, including Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Brentford did last month, opponents allow Villa’s back three to have possession, with their front line preferring to block passing lanes into midfield rather than press the ball.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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So instead of preferring an arm or side the way most humans do, octopuses can use all of their arms for all functions, but do have a slight preference for those up front.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the past, people would even be buried under the khata porch, endowing the doorway with an important spiritual and ritual significance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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But with the ’80s opulent glam styles trending on fall winter 2025’s runways, expect to see more studded and sequin-delighting dresses across the forthcoming awards season.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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To ensure staff are focused on delighting customers, the leadership embodies adaptive mindsets, that inspire commitment and innovation.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Underlying these views is an unspoken reorientation of the Fed's mandate, moving away from its statutory dual focus on stable prices and maximum employment toward policies that prioritize economic growth, potentially tolerating higher inflation to drive expansion.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Key components of authoritarianism include rejecting democratic rules; denying the legitimacy of opponents; tolerating or encouraging political violence; and curtailing the civil liberties of opponents.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With Tracy getting the majority of the work out of the backfield, take advantage of a fantasy manager not liking his production, and add a team's RB1 who will be getting plenty of opportunities to score touchdowns when the Giants finally make it into the red zone.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Rare singer confirmed her relationship with Blanco in December 2023 by liking Instagram posts speculating that the two were dating.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Knot anticipates a $160 million estimated bump in wedding gifting from guests and a $300 million estimated bump for local non-wedding tourism, such as retail and restaurants.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Of special note is the multi-vendor store, Collector’s Antique Mall, and Minkology, which has a mix of vintage household goods alongside new clothing and gifting items.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Favoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favoring. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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