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Synonyms

would rather

Idioms  

  1. Prefer to, as in We would rather eat dinner before the movie. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

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Would rather run for big money in $20 million Saudi Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2020

Would rather do this mailbag every week or hear Pitbull in the 16th inning of a Mariner game?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2018

Would rather boil and eat my nephew’s soccer socks than eat at this awful place. 

From MSNBC • Apr. 2, 2015

Would rather be the guy people remember as the guy who battled with McGrath and stuff.�

From Time Magazine Archive

Lloyd: Would rather have a rubber nose or a plastic nose?

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

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