preferable
adjective
pref·er·a·ble
ˈpre-f(ə-)rə-bəl 
ˈpre-fər-bəl,
also pri-ˈfər-ə-bəl
: having greater value or desirability : being preferred
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Often, the policy says, a warning, verbal counseling or a referral to community services is preferable to citation or arrest.
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Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
The ports do lack full Thunderbolt certification, but more ports is probably preferable to more-capable ones in this case.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Once again, the United States’ strategy in this new cold war must be to convince the other side that an unsatisfactory status quo—in which the fate of Taiwan’s independence undetermined but which nevertheless contributes to peace and coexistence—is preferable to a potentially existential conflict.
—Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Range of services Essay writing companies that offer a wide range of writing services, from essays to dissertations, is preferable.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
The ports do lack full Thunderbolt certification, but more ports is probably preferable to more-capable ones in this case.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024
Once again, the United States’ strategy in this new cold war must be to convince the other side that an unsatisfactory status quo—in which the fate of Taiwan’s independence undetermined but which nevertheless contributes to peace and coexistence—is preferable to a potentially existential conflict.
—Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Range of services Essay writing companies that offer a wide range of writing services, from essays to dissertations, is preferable.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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preferable
adjective
pref·er·a·ble
ˈpref-(ə-)rə-bəl
ˈpref-ər-bəl
: worthy to be preferred : more desirable
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