as in preferences
a person or thing that is preferred over others
the youngest child was always Mother's favorite
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Recent Examples of favorites
One of the favorites is Eileen Gu, who is from the Bay Area but competes for China.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Style them with long, midi skirts, or with more casual off-duty outfits, burgundy sneakers are the perfect unexpected finishing touch—shop a few of our favorites, below.
—Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
But Wembanyama is on the short list of MVP favorites as the league lurches toward the playoffs, a list that includes former NBA champions Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of OKC, Denver’s Nikola Jokic along with Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Los Angeles’ Luka Doncic.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
There’s several that are really my favorites.
—Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Oil paintings of flowers, cats, and dogs are always crowd favorites and are immediately added to my cart.
—Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
The two top seeds in the tournament, who went in as the favorites, will meet Sunday.
—Stephen Whyno, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Shop spring-forward florals, and more of Gellar’s perfume favorites, starting at just $28, below.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Sweden had started the race as strong favorites, having won seven out of nine medals in the women's cross country competition.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Style them with long, midi skirts, or with more casual off-duty outfits, burgundy sneakers are the perfect unexpected finishing touch—shop a few of our favorites, below.
—Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
But Wembanyama is on the short list of MVP favorites as the league lurches toward the playoffs, a list that includes former NBA champions Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of OKC, Denver’s Nikola Jokic along with Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Los Angeles’ Luka Doncic.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
There’s several that are really my favorites.
—Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
Oil paintings of flowers, cats, and dogs are always crowd favorites and are immediately added to my cart.
—Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
The two top seeds in the tournament, who went in as the favorites, will meet Sunday.
—Stephen Whyno, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
Shop spring-forward florals, and more of Gellar’s perfume favorites, starting at just $28, below.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Sweden had started the race as strong favorites, having won seven out of nine medals in the women's cross country competition.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorites
Noun
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If, for example, one person would rather spend the money on an expedition into nature and the other would rather spend it on an expensive resort, this shows a discrepancy in lifestyle preferences.—
Adriana Morga,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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But because the rankings present their findings with an eye toward winners and losers, students began to shift their preferences toward the schools on the podiums.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Leading the way are Vogue cover star Rosalía, Olympian Alysa Liu, and street-style darlings.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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The absence of those factors is likely why none of his films broke through to reach a wider audience or became awards season darlings.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Favorites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorites. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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