favored

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adjective

fa·​vored ˈfā-vərd How to pronounce favored (audio)
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1
: having an appearance or features of a particular kind
hard-favored
2
: endowed with special advantages or gifts
3
: providing preferential treatment
favored rates of credit

favored

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past tense and past participle of favor entry 2

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Adjective She enjoys a favored position in the company. The team is heavily favored to win the championship.
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The Palazzo Dandolo Paolucci is one such overlooking the Grand Canal, a true rarity amidst the everyday, awaiting whomever its next favored owner might be. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 This dynamic that has produced a glut of companies in favored sectors like green technology, electric vehicles, and semiconductors, chasing far more customers than the market, domestic or global, can support. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Listenupshance was the surprise winner of Saturday’s Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes in a race marred by a right front leg injury to the favored Cornucopian. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026 Of that $35 million, nearly $10 million in Medicaid settlement money was funneled through the first lady’s favored charity, Hope Florida, to anti-amendment efforts. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for favored

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First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of favored was in the 15th century

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“Favored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/favored. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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