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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1
as in liked
to show partiality toward
I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla
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2
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
Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The central bank's preferred inflation gauge shows that prices rose 2.5% in January compared with a year ago.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has argued that the law protecting the special counsel from removal is unconstitutional and unfairly prevents the president from rightfully installing his preferred agency head.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
A number of countries have struggled to meet even this target and have voiced concerns about increasing their spending closer to Trump's preferred 5%.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Yale Budget Lab estimates that tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China, in addition to a full retaliatory response from all three, would increase the Fed’s preferred inflation measure of personal consumption expenditures inflation by 1.22%.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The central bank's preferred inflation gauge shows that prices rose 2.5% in January compared with a year ago.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has argued that the law protecting the special counsel from removal is unconstitutional and unfairly prevents the president from rightfully installing his preferred agency head.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
A number of countries have struggled to meet even this target and have voiced concerns about increasing their spending closer to Trump's preferred 5%.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preferred
Adjective
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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
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After the automatic and selected protections, the Rapids had to leave five current players vulnerable to the newest MLS club: Andreas Maxsø, Daniel Chacón, Nate Jones, Jasper Löffelsend and Omir Fernández.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The intimate wellness day for the select group of women practitioners consisted of a Pilates session that Deane led, a Yoga class from Olu, gift boxes provided by the event’s sponsors, and the monetary grant, which was a surprise to the guests.—
Malaika Jabali,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
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The compilation joins a select group of Beatles releases that have racked up triple-digit stays on the most competitive and most important albums ranking across the Atlantic.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Our favorite machines here can turn your barista into a stranger.—
Brad Bourque,
WIRED,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite its popularity, Lululemon has been able to keep some secrets under wraps, including a little corner of the brand’s site that features some of our favorite pieces for special prices.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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Contra Most of this year's most successful films were also enjoyed by critics.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Basketball has enjoyed a symbiotic and occasionally campy relationship with this calendar date, from the Jordan-Ewing smash of 1986 to the iconic Shaq-Kobe grudge match in 2004 to those weirdly-endearing fluorescent uniforms from a few years prior.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Horizon In case there is any doubt, political consumerism is on the rise and boycotts seem to be the favored means of expressing it.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The book’s heroes, a quartet of lifelong friends from King’s favored town of Derry, contend with the alien invaders in the woods of Maine amid an overwhelming blizzard, which gives the story its suitably chilling backdrop.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The eventual chosen design will be the one with the most public support.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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You will be trapped in either using that chosen vendor or starting anew with a different vendor (but having nothing in there at the get-go).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Preferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preferred. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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