favored
regarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child.
enjoying special advantages; privileged: to be born into the favored classes.
of specified appearance (usually used in combination): ill-favored.
Origin of favored
1Other words from favored
- fa·vored·ly, adverb
- fa·vored·ness, noun
- non·fa·vored, adjective
- un·fa·vored, adjective
Words Nearby favored
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How to use favored in a sentence
Nine of the 10 most lopsided World Series went to the favored team — granting that the only exception was No.
The Astros Are Chasing History. But The Phillies Know How To Pull A Historic Upset. | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | October 27, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightIn the latter kinds of cases, there are often clues strewn about that hint at a favored team’s impending doom.
The Top-Seeded Men’s Teams That Could Bust Your Bracket | Santul Nerkar (santul.nerkar@abc.com) | March 16, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightAs I wrote a year ago, favored teams were coming off an incredible run of success, with every champion hailing from the top echelons of its sport.
Sports In 2021 Were Mostly Back To Normal … Except Who Won | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | December 29, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightFree speech scholars and advocacy groups say the Texas state government unconstitutionally dictates political speech on the world’s largest platforms by forcing platforms to carry favored views.
Texas’s new social media law is a clear violation of the First Amendment | Scott Nover | September 14, 2021 | QuartzBeing safe and favored helps but it doesn’t necessarily make a company stand out.
New data shows contextual targeting is driving brand safety and favorability | Seedtag | June 24, 2021 | Digiday
There, many minority parents supported Tom Torklarson, who favored the education reform agenda.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats | Daniel DiSalvo | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the absence of ceremonial formalities, Francis favored a business-like manner.
The former believed in the role of the state as a provider, while the latter favored an iron fist approach to governance.
The Keystone project is not an American one, but a global one, financed and favored by major multinational oil interests.
The Pipeline From Hell: There’s No Good Reason to Build Keystone XL | Jack Holmes | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven as Hispanics favored Democrats this week, some Republicans wooed them ardently and made surprising inroads.
The morning to sleep, the afternoon to business and the evening to enjoyment, seems the usual routine with the favored classes.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe day was hot and the roads dusty, and Lawrence favored the horses all possible, but they made good progress.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe human race, if favored by environment, can easily double itself every twenty-five years.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe tobacconist whom he thus favored was his under-treasurer, Hardham, whom no writer about snuff should omit to notice.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In truth, the art of tobacco using is nowhere more ignored, nowhere more contemptuously neglected than in these 'favored isles.'
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
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