1
as in services
an act of kind assistance
a good and generous friend who is always doing favors for others
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2
as in regards
a feeling of great approval and liking
entertainers often learn that the favor of the public can be fickle indeed
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3
as in approvals
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
over the years that kind of movie fell out of favor with the mass audience
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4
as in likes
positive regard for something
was willing to do just about anything to keep the boss's favor
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1
as in obliges
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 accepts
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 prefers
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 gifts
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
favored with good looks
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Recent Examples of favors
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Vegas did themselves hardly any favors in the second period, recording just three shots on goal.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Emails show the favors went both ways.
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Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
The lack of proper storm drainage and the landscape of the neighborhood do no favors when rain comes through, cascading through homes, yards, and down the road.
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Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Truck exhaust made the mid-afternoon air even more suffocating, doing my hydration woes no favors.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
11 June 2026
Andersson’s Stanley Cup Final performance isn’t exactly doing him any favors, either.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
No favors, no guesswork, no thumb on the scale.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
Never very popular in NYC, POTUS did himself no favors, as security concerns around his attendance led to the annual watch party outside MSG being canceled tonight.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2026
But the design favors wealthier families — a child whose family maxes out can finish sixtyfold ahead of one who adds nothing, a gap fixed at birth.
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Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Engling favors closing Indiana’s primary voting, arguing that Democrats shouldn’t be allowed to influence Republican primaries, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
This is where the matchup favors the Mercury, who have better turnover rates on both ends of the floor.
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Catherine Bracy, the CEO of TechEquity, a tech advocacy group that favors stronger AI regulations, speculated that the Anthropic employees were receiving advice to back Becerra because of his frontrunner status.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
When plants are set too close together, air circulation is diminished, which encourages a more humid plant canopy that favors disease.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Memberships are now the default structure across all three tiers, and the per-visit math usually favors members if someone plans to come in more than once or twice a month.
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Allison Palmer
june 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Noun
Money goes in, favors come out.
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Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Vegas did themselves hardly any favors in the second period, recording just three shots on goal.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Emails show the favors went both ways.
—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
The lack of proper storm drainage and the landscape of the neighborhood do no favors when rain comes through, cascading through homes, yards, and down the road.
—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Truck exhaust made the mid-afternoon air even more suffocating, doing my hydration woes no favors.
—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
11 June 2026
Andersson’s Stanley Cup Final performance isn’t exactly doing him any favors, either.
—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
No favors, no guesswork, no thumb on the scale.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
Never very popular in NYC, POTUS did himself no favors, as security concerns around his attendance led to the annual watch party outside MSG being canceled tonight.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Verb
Available in a style with the same stripes that Paltrow favors, the top offers a subtle pattern that’ll make your outfit pop.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2026
But the design favors wealthier families — a child whose family maxes out can finish sixtyfold ahead of one who adds nothing, a gap fixed at birth.
—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Engling favors closing Indiana’s primary voting, arguing that Democrats shouldn’t be allowed to influence Republican primaries, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported.
—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
This is where the matchup favors the Mercury, who have better turnover rates on both ends of the floor.
—
Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Catherine Bracy, the CEO of TechEquity, a tech advocacy group that favors stronger AI regulations, speculated that the Anthropic employees were receiving advice to back Becerra because of his frontrunner status.
—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
When plants are set too close together, air circulation is diminished, which encourages a more humid plant canopy that favors disease.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Memberships are now the default structure across all three tiers, and the per-visit math usually favors members if someone plans to come in more than once or twice a month.
—
Allison Palmer
june 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favors
Noun
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According to the audit, the city spent approximately $63 million on homeless shelter services over a two-year period between 2024 and 2025.
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Management cited its recent formal launch of FedEx Life Science, which provides specialized transportation services for the health-care industry, where packages can be both time- and temperature-sensitive, as well as accelerating growth in artificial intelligence.
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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.
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With regards to trust, a camera may misread an object, a vision model may describe a metal cart as a medical cart or a robot may see only part of a room.
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Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.
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The Limits Of Legacy Approaches Many organizations still operate with fragmented processes built around spreadsheets and manual approvals.
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Brown interviewed over 1,000 guests, including civil rights leaders like Jesse Jackson, politicians including President Ronald Reagan, and celebs the likes of Denzel Washington.
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This mini version is an iteration of the ‘90s styles spotted on Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Gwyneth Paltrow, and is modeled in this era by the likes of Ayo Edebiri and Nicola Coughlan.
Verb
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That emergency obliges all of us — critical filmmakers, activists, big and small festivals — to be more courageous.
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The court replaced it with a read-in version that obliges parliament to refer a panel’s findings to the impeachment committee, which is responsible for conducting a full inquiry into the hearing evidence, determining whether grounds exist to remove a sitting president.
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Sur La Table accepts kids and teens ages 7 to 17.
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If a jury accepts the defense, it is obligated to convict a defendant of manslaughter, which is punishable by up to 25 years in prison, instead of murder, which carries a potential life sentence.
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Haaland and Johansen have been dating since at least 2021, and while the couple prefers to keep their family life out of the spotlight, Johansen is often on hand to support Haaland at his games.
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Neither of these teams is all that great on offense and prefers to have a defensive presence.
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The Godfather of Harlem star, who has portrayed the character for more than 350 episodes, reveals that every day and every new script gifts him with a new life lesson.
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Then, in an act of generosity, Isaac gifts Jay’s recliner to the basement ghosts.
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