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
Leaderboard 2026 Masters odds and betting favorites Scottie Scheffler is favored to win his third green jacket in five years at +550 by BetMGM and FanDuel.
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Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The Quebec Nordiques are the favorites for the top draft pick.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
With MyRecipes, your personal home for recipes, easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Stearns’ biggest offseason lineup moves — parting ways with fan favorites Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso — looked ominous after one week.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Bob Baffert trains the two favorites, San Felipe winner Potente (2-1) and Cherokee Nation (5-2), whose lone career win came in a maiden race in late February but produced the fastest Beyer Speed Figure (100) in the field.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
In just two years, bouncing back from the moribund final year of Juwan Howard’s tenure – an 8-24 record, a last-place finish in the Big Ten – to become arguably one of the favorites to cut down the nets on Monday in the national title game.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Commandment, winner of four straight races, is certain to head on to Louisville and May 2 Kentucky Derby as one of the favorites.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Gluten-free mac and cheese and chicken enchiladas are menu favorites, the brand said.
—Jenna Thompson
march 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The Quebec Nordiques are the favorites for the top draft pick.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
With MyRecipes, your personal home for recipes, easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Stearns’ biggest offseason lineup moves — parting ways with fan favorites Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso — looked ominous after one week.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Bob Baffert trains the two favorites, San Felipe winner Potente (2-1) and Cherokee Nation (5-2), whose lone career win came in a maiden race in late February but produced the fastest Beyer Speed Figure (100) in the field.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
In just two years, bouncing back from the moribund final year of Juwan Howard’s tenure – an 8-24 record, a last-place finish in the Big Ten – to become arguably one of the favorites to cut down the nets on Monday in the national title game.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Commandment, winner of four straight races, is certain to head on to Louisville and May 2 Kentucky Derby as one of the favorites.
—Clark Spencer, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Gluten-free mac and cheese and chicken enchiladas are menu favorites, the brand said.
—Jenna Thompson
march 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorites
Noun
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Physical stamina and comfort preferences may evolve.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Your preferences will apply only on this website.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those making more bookish and insular styles of the genre, like the Magnetic Fields and Belle and Sebastian, weren’t being worshipped as critical darlings; in some cases their records hadn’t made it to America yet.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, avant-garde heavy rockers Deftones became unexpected TikTok darlings and arena stars.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Favorites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorites. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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