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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In the notebook, he is alleged to have written about wanting to target a CEO at a conference with a gun and expressed that such a method was preferable to other means — like an explosive device — so others would not be harmed.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Some of the crypto jokes are dated, but that’s preferable to bored apes still being in the news.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
But for the outnumbered, outgunned defenders of eastern Ukraine, even small victories are preferable to the likely alternative: defeat and retreat.
—David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The most preferable option, a fresh baby boom, is unlikely to occur.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Some of the crypto jokes are dated, but that’s preferable to bored apes still being in the news.
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
But for the outnumbered, outgunned defenders of eastern Ukraine, even small victories are preferable to the likely alternative: defeat and retreat.
—David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The most preferable option, a fresh baby boom, is unlikely to occur.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Preferable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferable. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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