favored
Americanadjective
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regarded or treated with preference or partiality.
Her beauty made her the favored child.
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enjoying special advantages; privileged.
to be born into the favored classes.
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of specified appearance (usually used in combination).
ill-favored.
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Etymology
Origin of favored
First recorded in 1350–1400, favored is from the Middle English word favo(u)red. See favor, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Over the past few years, individual investors have coalesced into a market-moving force, upending hedge-fund bets, salvaging struggling companies and sending favored stocks straight to the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
These guys have won 13 playoff games in a row, and are currently drinking the milkshake of the media darling, widely favored Spurs, but they’re not screaming about being Kings of the World’s Greatest Arena.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The program “is solving an unmet need,” a team of Jefferies analysts wrote in a Thursday note reaffirming the stock as one of its favored stock picks.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The California electorate has typically favored experience over youth, and favored bland and boring over razzle and dazzle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
But like, like somebody she favored and could count on.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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