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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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2
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
Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
In last month’s order, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery reversed a decision in Paramount’s favor finding that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to force the company to open its books.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
In comparison, 24% favored YouTube Shorts while just 20% chose TikTok.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Every Sunday, social media is full of excuses for the Chiefs’ success: The referees are helping them with big calls in their favor at clutch moments; Mahomes draws penalties in an unfair way; the NFL is fixing the games to get Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift on TV to spike ratings, and more.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
In last month’s order, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery reversed a decision in Paramount’s favor finding that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to force the company to open its books.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
The Pentagon not so long ago favored expensive and exquisite over cheap and plentiful.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
In comparison, 24% favored YouTube Shorts while just 20% chose TikTok.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for favor
Noun
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Take a moment to watch these other random acts of kindness captured on camera!—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The viral video left many TikTok users emotional and grateful for the couple's kindness.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Individual organizations as well as the nonprofit world at large stand to lose ground in many respects, including their ability to innovate and adapt to the times.—
Brianna Kamienski,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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As things evolve into an adult-to-adult relationship, the parent will need to let go of control, and show respect for their child's autonomy.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
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Elon can't do and won't do anything without our approval.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Moderna plans to beef up its portfolio with 10 new product approvals over the next three years.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Vivian reports on how Trump talked about Christians as a group being persecuted and how if elected again would even launch an anti-Christian bias task force.—
Duane W. Gang,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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Gomez has been more vocal about the threat to journalism posed by the FCC’s aggressive stance on subjective questions of media bias.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Flip it: Once the bacon starts to curl and brown, flip it and continue cooking the bacon, turning regularly, until the pieces are crisped to your liking.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Bake until browned to your liking, about 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The artist award and chart is the first and only ranking to accurately capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, doing so alongside digital and physical album and singles sales on a global basis, across the calendar year.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2025
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The celebrated form of education has been around since Maria Montessori founded it in 1907 in Italy and has continually grown in popularity over the past century.—
Daryl Austin,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Evidence showed that ComEd scrambled to give a job to Kathy Laski, purportedly to appease Madigan and McClain.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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The conversation will continue to as NASCAR seeks the best way to appease those involved.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print. Find more Picture Prompts here.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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For those leading businesses, that’s a challenge worth accepting.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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