as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
my preferred means of communication is e-mail
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as in liked
to show partiality toward
I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla
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as in chose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
most buyers of that vehicle have preferred the model with four-wheel drive
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Recent Examples of preferred
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
But my preferred form of drinking involved sitting around in dorm rooms.
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Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Katherine Gregg,
The Providence Journal,
20 June 2026
Still, investors preferred to pile into several individual stocks this week, pushing them into overbought territory.
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Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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Adjective
However, my preferred styling is to play up the sneakers's casual nature with understated bottoms, such as long Bermuda shorts or loose-fitting jeans.
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Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
But my preferred form of drinking involved sitting around in dorm rooms.
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Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Verb
Local committees endorse Foulkes While McKee would undoubtedly have preferred an endorsement after three decades in public office that began with a seat on the Cumberland Town Council, no endorsement was better than the alternative, after a string of city- and town-level losses.
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Katherine Gregg,
The Providence Journal,
20 June 2026
Still, investors preferred to pile into several individual stocks this week, pushing them into overbought territory.
—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preferred
Adjective
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These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.
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Viewers can earn in-game gear, weapons and other rare items by watching selected streamers who are playing Tarkov.
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Amid the pullback, here are a few negative beta stocks to consider that are well liked by Evercore ISI.
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That’s why being liked should never be high on the list of any leader.
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Johnson was the first player picked by new Mavericks team president Masai Ujiri.
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In Wheeler’s recent story paneling a dozen scouts anonymously on draft prospects, not one picked Verhoeff as the best in the defense class.
Adjective
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Only select Archives employees are permitted to go into those stacks; one staffer suggested to me that this is because anyone can disappear in there, sucked down rabbit holes, if there are no guardrails.
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The delivery service has several Father's Day specials available while supplies last, including two for $10 select Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos and Fritos products, two for $9 Frito Lay dips and two for $11 Crave Shoppe Ice Cream Bubbles.
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Ecuador is favored, not having lost in the two years leading up the World Cup.
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Kitchen trends that are overly white or warm are no longer favored by designers.
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Whether spread on warm pancakes, melted onto corn on the cob, baked into our favorite cakes, cookies and pies or enjoyed atop fresh bread, both have earned a permanent place in many kitchens.
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Surprisingly, buyers' favorite colors this year go beyond plain white, with certain hues helping rooms feel larger, calmer, and easier to imagine living in.
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The first thing Juan Ortiz, too, enjoyed doing in a wheelchair was playing sports.
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The mom-of-three—who shares daughters Honor, 18, Haven, 14, and Hayes with ex-husband Cash Warren—also enjoyed time at the tropical hot-spot in April during a family getaway.
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Popular culture really likes to lionize chosen families.
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Advertisement In fact, Thomas, the Middlebury College psychology professor, notes that chosen solitude can replenish us.
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“Preferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preferred. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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