as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
my preferred means of communication is e-mail
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as in liked
to show partiality toward
I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla
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as in chose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
most buyers of that vehicle have preferred the model with four-wheel drive
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Recent Examples of preferred
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Friday's selloffs came after news that inflation in February was 2.5% higher than a year ago, according to the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, The Fed's preferred inflation measure.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
The Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation number, which is the Fed’s preferred, is expected to be 2.7% rather than 2.5% and certainly not the Fed’s target of 2.0%.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Colombian is the perfect fit for manager Oliver Glasner’s preferred 3-4-2-1 system.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Although the Court currently has a 6-3 conservative majority, several of the conservative justices have previously ruled against Trump's preferred outcomes.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Friday's selloffs came after news that inflation in February was 2.5% higher than a year ago, according to the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, The Fed's preferred inflation measure.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
The Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation number, which is the Fed’s preferred, is expected to be 2.7% rather than 2.5% and certainly not the Fed’s target of 2.0%.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Colombian is the perfect fit for manager Oliver Glasner’s preferred 3-4-2-1 system.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preferred
Adjective
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The selected poet will get the opportunity to perform their work for 15 minutes in front of festival-goers at the event, held at the University of Southern California campus on Saturday, April 26 or Sunday, April 27.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The selected artist will have the opportunity to create a special photography project to be published in the print edition of Vogue Ukraine in 2025.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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This is valid select dates between June 29 and Dec. 22.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kosinski’s favorite part of the women’s art exhibition has been getting to know the artists and discovering how connected the local art community is to one another.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Contra Most of this year's most successful films were also enjoyed by critics.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Basketball has enjoyed a symbiotic and occasionally campy relationship with this calendar date, from the Jordan-Ewing smash of 1986 to the iconic Shaq-Kobe grudge match in 2004 to those weirdly-endearing fluorescent uniforms from a few years prior.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Horizon In case there is any doubt, political consumerism is on the rise and boycotts seem to be the favored means of expressing it.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The book’s heroes, a quartet of lifelong friends from King’s favored town of Derry, contend with the alien invaders in the woods of Maine amid an overwhelming blizzard, which gives the story its suitably chilling backdrop.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The eventual chosen design will be the one with the most public support.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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You will be trapped in either using that chosen vendor or starting anew with a different vendor (but having nothing in there at the get-go).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Preferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preferred. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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