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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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
Moreover, favoring big tech over other enterprises is inherently unfair to all those businesses that pay their state sales and use taxes.
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Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
On multiple occasions Friday night, Rodriguez seemed to be favoring his hand after swinging and missing.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
In fact, the market is no longer favoring a 25-basis-point cut in September, according to the CME FedWatch tool on Friday.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Sizable protests took place in both parks, and petition drives favoring car-free roads garnered around 1,000 signatures each.
—Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
In his first race in 2018, Kaegi emphasized the importance of calling balls and strikes, not favoring one property class over another.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The Hornets had settled the home-favoring Crusaders (28-4) crowd and were leading by seven in the second half when the momentum flipped.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Evolution operates at the level of populations over generations, favoring traits that increase average reproductive success, even if those traits sometimes harm individuals.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
And that is also favoring lower than normal odds of high water.
—Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
On multiple occasions Friday night, Rodriguez seemed to be favoring his hand after swinging and missing.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
In fact, the market is no longer favoring a 25-basis-point cut in September, according to the CME FedWatch tool on Friday.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
Sizable protests took place in both parks, and petition drives favoring car-free roads garnered around 1,000 signatures each.
—Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
In his first race in 2018, Kaegi emphasized the importance of calling balls and strikes, not favoring one property class over another.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The Hornets had settled the home-favoring Crusaders (28-4) crowd and were leading by seven in the second half when the momentum flipped.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Evolution operates at the level of populations over generations, favoring traits that increase average reproductive success, even if those traits sometimes harm individuals.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
And that is also favoring lower than normal odds of high water.
—Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 7 Mar. 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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Do is serving a five-year federal prison sentence for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes to direct his share of the COVID funds to certain charities, primarily one that employed his daughter, Rhiannon.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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The 20-count charging document accuses Kalshi of accepting bets on political outcomes, college sporting competitions and individual player performance in violation of Arizona's gambling laws.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 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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Try gifting her a Marc Jacobs friendship necklace set to share with you or the pal of her choice, an on-trend Coach bag charm or encourage her to read more with a new Kindle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky was substituted in the 17th minute after gifting Atletico Madrid two goals on Tuesday, paving the way for a 5-2 defeat in their Champions League last-16 first leg.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
12 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 19 Mar. 2026.
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