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.
Other Word Forms
- favoredly adverb
- favoredness noun
- nonfavored adjective
- unfavored adjective
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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AI-linked stocks are likely to remain favored due to stronger earnings growth prospects, they add.
There’s a good reason why “Frankenstein” is favored in gothic literature curricula over Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”: Shelley’s novel has infinitely more to parse.
From Salon
The asymmetry that favored China may start to erode.
From Barron's
Instead, a slight imbalance favored matter, allowing galaxies, stars, planets, and life to form.
From Science Daily
Instead of retreating from the market, he used the selloff to buy stocks tied to his favored investment themes.
From MarketWatch
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