1
as in loved
granted special treatment or attention
that teacher claims not to have any favorite students, although many in the class would disagree
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as in preferred
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor of ice cream
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3
as in popular
enjoying widespread favor or approval
a radio station that mostly plays favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s
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as in darling
a person or thing that is preferred over others
the youngest child was always Mother's favorite
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Recent Examples of favorite
Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
Save your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipes in one place using MyRecipes.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
New dining venues will debut onboard as well, alongside returning favorites like Guy’s Burger Joint and Big Chicken.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Best of all, this matching set comes in a variety of fun colors, including khaki and my favorite, hot pink.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
Save your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipes in one place using MyRecipes.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
Peter Arnold, Executive Director of the Fashion Scholarship Fund expressed that the night was one of his favorites of the year.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
New dining venues will debut onboard as well, alongside returning favorites like Guy’s Burger Joint and Big Chicken.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorite
Adjective
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The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Senate Bill 440, or SB 440, prohibits public employers from requiring employees to use trans people’s preferred pronouns, and would also prohibit employers from being required to use trans workers’ preferred pronouns.—
James Factora,
Them.,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The site became popular due to its ability to crowdsource scores, rosters and schedules from coaches, athletes and schools.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The popular Netflix series hit fans with a bit of a twist in season 4 by introducing its main character Emily (played by Lily Collins) to Rome, taking her away from Paris for the first time.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Yankees — darlings of torpedo-bat makers everywhere — have walloped 22.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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It’s been more than 40 years since Mamet’s crop of caustic salesmen first hit the Broadway stage, becoming both a darling among critics and, seemingly, the dream production of every middle-aged male actor.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In March, Chopra attended a preview performance of the beloved Jason Robert Brown musical, gushing about it on her Instagram page.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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North, who was cast on the beloved CBS sitcom at only 6 years old, died on April 6 following a battle with cancer.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The selected poet will get the opportunity to perform their work for 15 minutes in front of festival-goers at the event, held at the University of Southern California campus on Saturday, April 26 or Sunday, April 27.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The selected artist will have the opportunity to create a special photography project to be published in the print edition of Vogue Ukraine in 2025.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.—
Bloomberg.com,
Bloomberg.com,
7 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The singer has since added more dates and even shared that Jhené Aiko is a new special guest in select cities.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Favorite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorite. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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