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[ fey-verd ] / ˈfeɪ vərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR favored ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveregarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child. enjoying special advantages; privileged: to be born into the favored classes. of specified appearance (usually used in combination): ill-favored. Origin of favoredFirst recorded in 1350–1400, favored is from the Middle English word favo(u)red.See favor, -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM favoredfa·vored·ly, adverbfa·vored·ness, nounnon·fa·vored, adjectiveun·fa·vored, adjectiveWords nearby favoredfavonian, Favonius, favor, favorable, favorance, favored, favorite, favorite son, favoritism, favosite, favour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for favoredThere, many minority parents supported Tom Torklarson, who favored the education reform agenda. How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the absence of ceremonial formalities, Francis favored a business-like manner. Pope’s Blistering Attack on ‘Haggard’ Europe|Nico Hines|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Keystone project is not an American one, but a global one, financed and favored by major multinational oil interests. The Pipeline From Hell: There’s No Good Reason to Build Keystone XL|Jack Holmes|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even as Hispanics favored Democrats this week, some Republicans wooed them ardently and made surprising inroads. How Democrats Can Recover|Will Marshall|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take Joni Ernst, a GOP darling now favored to be the next senator from Iowa. If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday|Jonathan Alter|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST She would probably have favored him, had he not been made prefect and left the city. Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe The letters with which Mr. Reeve has favored me give glimpses of how ideas and calls came to her sometimes. Harriet Martineau|Florence Fenwick Miller Fortune had favored him at each stage of his journey and had directed his steps with rare assurance in this direction. The Secret Witness|George Gibbs In consequence, therefore, they favored a gradual emancipation and deportation of the slaves. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921|Various He had been presiding over a proceeding that had something to do with the Mormons, in which he favored them. Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
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