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as in likes
to show partiality toward
I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla
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as in chooses
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 prefers
Looking at sectors within revenue bonds, Norton prefers affordable housing and senior housing.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 May 2026
The Big Ten Conference reportedly also prefers a 24-team format, while the SEC wants to expand to 16 teams instead.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Whether Mom prefers to sleep in or wants to make plans for the morning, here are seven things to do in the Sacramento area this Saturday and Sunday.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
While there were some yeses, showrunner Liz Tuccillo prefers a doctor with bedside manner.
—Abby Stern, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Rhinehart prefers a flier made on a platform like Canva or a simple social media post.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2026
The outfit is further elevated by the practical phone crossbody, which just so happens to be the same brand Oprah Winfrey prefers.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
Mercury in Taurus prefers to move slowly, carefully and with intention.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
So, judging by the engagement over the past week, with the WNBA preseason schedule underway, the conversation seemed to be curated by the kind of fan who prefers their most cynical and angry desires to be served with a side of hoops.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 May 2026
The Big Ten Conference reportedly also prefers a 24-team format, while the SEC wants to expand to 16 teams instead.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Whether Mom prefers to sleep in or wants to make plans for the morning, here are seven things to do in the Sacramento area this Saturday and Sunday.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
While there were some yeses, showrunner Liz Tuccillo prefers a doctor with bedside manner.
—Abby Stern, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Rhinehart prefers a flier made on a platform like Canva or a simple social media post.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2026
The outfit is further elevated by the practical phone crossbody, which just so happens to be the same brand Oprah Winfrey prefers.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
Mercury in Taurus prefers to move slowly, carefully and with intention.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
So, judging by the engagement over the past week, with the WNBA preseason schedule underway, the conversation seemed to be curated by the kind of fan who prefers their most cynical and angry desires to be served with a side of hoops.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefers
Verb
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Everybody else likes it, but Puffy.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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Gruver likes Pottery Barn’s Miller Ceramic Table Lamp, price varies.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Rolder chooses the right sport Detroit’s fourth-round selection, Jimmy Rolder, was faced with a tough decision in college between baseball and football.—
Bob Tripi,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rolder chooses the right sport Detroit's fourth-round selection, Jimmy Rolder, was faced with a tough decision in college between baseball and football.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Junior pitcher Aleksandria Blanco enjoys a dramatic, concert-like effort for Oak Lawn.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Such is the trust and affection that Attenborough enjoys in his native land that, were the monarchy to be abolished tomorrow and a President of the United Kingdom required in a rush, Attenborough would be the prime candidate.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Folsom’s City Council currently selects its mayor annually from among its members.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards—mementos of brief exchanges with strangers—and selects seven to uncover why these moments have lingered so vividly in her memory.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait remain inside OPEC not because the quota system favors them, but because OPEC is, in practice, their instrument.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The revenge literature Garber favors works on a longer timeline and a more ambitious scale, targeting not private malefactors but figures of authority.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Weltman’s draft picks outside the lottery have been unremarkable as well.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Ahead, shop more of my mom’s Quince shoe picks for looking fashionable while staying comfortable.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Say that a presidential candidate wants to create universal prekindergarten, implement a comprehensive parental-leave policy, lower the Medicare-eligibility age, and invest in clean energy and cancer research.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the state’s email to Abruzzo seeking to know more about the reserves, Fennell didn’t specify why the state wants the information.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Prefers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefers. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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