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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
a good and generous friend who is always doing favors for others
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as in respect
a feeling of great approval and liking
entertainers often learn that the favor of the public can be fickle indeed
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as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
over the years that kind of movie fell out of favor with the mass audience
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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
although his own son is on the hockey team that he coaches, Mr. Watkins conscientiously avoids any show of favor
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as in liking
positive regard for something
was willing to do just about anything to keep the boss's favor
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as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval
after that rock band fell out of favor—almost overnight—the stores couldn't give their CDs away
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as in to appease
to do a service or favor for
although she was at the party as a guest, the singer favored us with a song
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as in to accept
to have a favorable opinion of
if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it
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as in to prefer
to show partiality toward
older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters
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as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
favored with good looks
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Recent Examples of favor
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
But the platform has the tide of public favor to buoy it.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Neither team came into the tournament favored, and each team had to scratch and claw their way to get to the championship game.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
At a time when more corporations and media organizations seem eager to court Trump’s favor, moving Acosta to a previously unfilled shift might be viewed as a sort of kowtow.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
But the platform has the tide of public favor to buoy it.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
And right now the people who favor Ukraine joining NATO sooner rather than later aren’t talking about that at all.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Neither team came into the tournament favored, and each team had to scratch and claw their way to get to the championship game.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
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Whether through community service, acts of kindness, or conversations that challenge and inspire, the day is about pushing his vision forward.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
20 Jan. 2025
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The nine characteristics are empathy, perseverance, gratitude, generosity, kindness, justice, honesty, humility and leadership.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Giveaway Entities reserve the right to conduct a background check, including a check of criminal records, with respect to any Entrant eligible for a prize, and by participating in this Giveaway, each participating Entrant consents to such background check.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, Chandelier of Gruene emphasizes the importance of respect, noting that a wedding is not an opportunity for personal agendas or business dealings, as the day is meant to celebrate the couple getting married.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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With approval from the groom's mother, the table was saved for her family.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Washington — Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's picks for his Cabinet and top administration posts, facing delays by Democrats who are pushing back on their speedy approval.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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This includes verifying that vendors provide documentation such as performance metrics, bias mitigation measures, and training data details.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The reviewers rated these associations as low certainty, though, after noting that there was some concern for risk of bias in the studies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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There’s an image of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was arrested in 2022 for not wearing her hijab to the Iranian morality police’s liking and died in custody under suspicious circumstances, tugging on the Grand Ayatollah’s beard with her hair free-flowing.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Jan. 2025
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Working in batches or if your air fryer is large enough, fry salmon, broccoli and potatoes together for 10-12 minutes at 400F., until salmon is cooked to your liking. Serve salmon with potatoes and broccoli and drizzle the remaining honey-miso mixture throughout.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
5 Jan. 2025
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His bid for TikTok does not include buying the algorithm for TikTok's recommendation system, which is at the heart of the app's popularity.—
Krystal Hu,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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And then there was the rising popularity in the twenty-tens of Brazilian butt lifts, signalling the hastening shift of America’s erotic focus from the bosom to the posterior.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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The draft legislation agreed to by most local leaders included a pledge to prioritize the project to appease north Mecklenburg communities burned by past delays.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2025
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Political chatter has picked up on Meta’s platforms following a series of moves taken by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that appeared to be aimed at appeasing President Trump.—
Salvador Rodriguez,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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That gets answered easily, because there is always a Producer – the same person who should be accepting the Oscar for Best Picture should the movie win that accolade.—
Cathy Schulman,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hauser & Wirth have an outpost here, and Koller Auctions, the leading Swiss auction house accepts consignments at any time.—
Alexandra Cheney,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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