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
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Earlier legged robots, such as Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot, favored quadruped designs for balance and support.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Heavily favored to win a third straight World Series, they were swept into winter by the Milwaukee Brewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Not long ago, CEOs and other senior leaders got these awards only occasionally, often as an incentive to retain favored executives or reward them for unexpected wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Above the gumline, where oxygen is more plentiful, disrupting AHL signaling favored bacteria linked with better oral health.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
I told him that I'd met with the ABI investigators and that I understood there were some case developments that favored Mr. McMillian.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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