partial to
idiom
: liking something or someone very much and usually more than other things or people
I like all the food here, but I'm particularly partial to the fried chicken.
She's partial to tall men with dark hair.
I'm not partial to red wine.
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Type of Exfoliant: Though body scrubs can remove dead skin cells via physical exfoliation, Gunn is more partial to a chemical treatment.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, she was accused of being partial to cronies and stamping out dissent.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024
But according to Edelson, TikTok’s algorithm isn’t partial to content that could be regarded as political.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
George is partial to a human bed, but did sleep on the dog bed regularly during the daytime and in the evenings.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
But in recent years, she was accused of being partial to cronies and stamping out dissent.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024
But according to Edelson, TikTok’s algorithm isn’t partial to content that could be regarded as political.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
George is partial to a human bed, but did sleep on the dog bed regularly during the daytime and in the evenings.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Partial to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20to. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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