preferential
adjective
of, relating to, or of the nature of preference.
preferentially
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a word derived from
preferential.
Example Sentences
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Polar and nonpolar molecules rarely mix, because polar molecules preferentially attract one another via electrostatic interactions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2025
The State Department, now run by former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, manages visa processing and has pledged to lower wait times but it has also said it will not treat soccer fans preferentially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
The color is due to Earth’s atmosphere acting as a lens and preferentially directing red and orange light onto the lunar surface, according to the Griffith Observatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Due to their dark colour, meteorites preferentially heat up with respect to the surrounding ice.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
But scientific experimentation is manual labor, from which the slaveholders are preferentially distanced; while it is only the slaveholders—politely called “gentle-men” in some societies—who have the leisure to do science.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
