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
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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It wasn’t just the ancient Greeks and the American founders who favored classical forms; Roman emperors and the Nazis did too.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Scientists believe the region during the Early Cretaceous was dry to semi dry, conditions that sauropods appear to have favored.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
In May 1993, Bill Clinton signed an executive order conditioning the annual renewal of China’s most favored nation trade status on “substantial progress” in human rights issues.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Tech entrepreneur Adam Miller was favored by about 7% and community organizer Rae Huang by roughly 4%.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Some free African Americans spoke out, yet the notion of colonization persisted— even Abraham Lincoln favored it as a presidential candidate in 1860.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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