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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Relevance
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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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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
Going into Sunday night, odds on betting sites like Polymarket were favoring death for Rue Bennett (Zendaya).
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 June 2026
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Moskowitz to their Frontline program Monday, an effort focused on keeping two dozen Democratic incumbents in Congress in Trump-favoring and swing districts.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Carolina’s power play will use two units, not favoring one over the other, with lots of movement.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Colorado’s mountain and resort communities are moving toward a more balanced market, with conditions favoring neither buyers nor sellers, according to the April Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of Realtors.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
After clashing with Clark during the game, Hayes was caught on a hot mic complaining that officials were favoring the Fever star.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Zangardi and Haenn went back to the archives for Lopez’s look favoring an Atelier Versace gown from the spring 2004 collection.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Plowden’s own professional idiosyncrasies included never using a flash — instead favoring available light — and in particular shooting with his Hasselblad camera during the waning light of day.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Microsoft is also reportedly curbing internal use of Anthropic Claude Code, favoring its own Copilot CLI, partly due to financial pressures.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 June 2026
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Moskowitz to their Frontline program Monday, an effort focused on keeping two dozen Democratic incumbents in Congress in Trump-favoring and swing districts.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Carolina’s power play will use two units, not favoring one over the other, with lots of movement.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Colorado’s mountain and resort communities are moving toward a more balanced market, with conditions favoring neither buyers nor sellers, according to the April Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of Realtors.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
After clashing with Clark during the game, Hayes was caught on a hot mic complaining that officials were favoring the Fever star.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Zangardi and Haenn went back to the archives for Lopez’s look favoring an Atelier Versace gown from the spring 2004 collection.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Plowden’s own professional idiosyncrasies included never using a flash — instead favoring available light — and in particular shooting with his Hasselblad camera during the waning light of day.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Microsoft is also reportedly curbing internal use of Anthropic Claude Code, favoring its own Copilot CLI, partly due to financial pressures.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favoring
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Over the past month, Iranian officials have tried to carefully balance negotiations with Trump while appeasing powerful factions across the country’s diverse political landscape, including the Paydari group.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, publicly acknowledged discussions between the two governments last week and pledged a series of reforms aimed at appeasing Washington, a concession that indicated both the urgency of the domestic crisis and the vulnerability of the regime.—
Sarah Fitzpatrick,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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After consulting with its attorneys, the board conceded, accepting a settlement offer that would allow the data center to proceed with only minimal concessions from the firm.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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This time, lawmakers were scrambling over a stadium plan to keep the Chicago Bears from accepting an offer to move to Hammond, Indiana.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Goldman Sachs is officially preferring mainland Chinese stocks to those traded in Hong Kong.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Saret was avowedly disinterested in the market mechanics of the art world, preferring largely to avoid fairs and biennials.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The principal donation will go towards endowing the Met’s long-standing internships for undergraduate and graduate students in perpetuity.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 May 2026
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This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.—
Marlen Bartsch,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This younger Yelich-O’Connor sister made good use of the opportunity, delighting the typically small — but steadily growing — early Day 1 crowd with a hourlong set that nicely showcased her indie-dance-pop tunes.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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After decades of delighting fans with her brilliant performances in comedies like Private Benjamin, Overboard and The First Wives Club, Hawn is turning to a different medium to spread the power of positivity.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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They are born, sometimes, just from not liking each other.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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One man’s modernity is, of course, another’s degradation, and, as dinner was served, the conversation turned to such recent innovations as ghost runners, pitch clocks, and robot umps, none of them to Murray’s liking.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The experience economy has steadily reshaped gifting behaviour over the last decade, particularly among families looking to create memories rather than simply exchange possessions.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Please feel free to visit our online shop, and consider gifting a library card to a friend, or support us directly by hitting the donate button.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The incident triggered a fire alarm, obliging the entire French delegation — some of whom were still in their pyjamas — to evacuate the building.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 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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“Favoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favoring. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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