favoring

verb

Definition of favoringnext
present participle of favor
1
as in appeasing
to do a service or favor for although she was at the party as a guest, the singer favored us with a song

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Relevance

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2
as in accepting
to have a favorable opinion of if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it

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3
as in preferring
to show partiality toward older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters

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4
as in endowing
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute favored with good looks

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of favoring Finally, regarding Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, his tone has skewed dovish in recent months, favoring a wait-and-see approach to the impact of the Middle East conflict. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 But overall the slate of projects has shifted toward heavily favoring superhero men while removing or declining superhero women. — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Starting Tuesday evening, computer models started favoring a straight shot west as a weaker tropical storm. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Hospitals fought back, and Congress rejected the proposal, instead favoring a voluntary approach desired by industry. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The name of the game is an energetic wine list favoring biodynamic and natural wines, snacks, cocktails and… ice cream. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 But national polling has now moved the race from a tossup to one favoring a second term for Ossoff. — Chris Joyner, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Last fall, a federal bankruptcy judge ordered the network liquidated, finding evidence that McGraw deleted text messages to conceal plans favoring certain creditors over others. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Many countries will benefit from similar hedgehog strategies that draw on the technological revolution favoring defense, insulating their territories against contagion. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favoring
  1. appeasing
  2. accepting
  3. preferring
  4. endowing
  5. delighting
  6. liking
  7. gifting
  8. obliging
Verb
  • While this might sound appeasing to some, the Big Ten is not onboard with this idea, sources told OutKick-FOX News and others.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Interest—from both visitors and islanders—is gently shifting away from polishing playboy yachts or appeasing the decadent whims of retirees, to something, well, more real.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of appeasing
Verb
  • So deep are the divisions that hardliners have accused officials of deliberately mismanaging the economic crisis to pressure an exhausted public into accepting a deal.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Miller and Young each received two-year prison sentences but were released shortly after accepting the plea agreement.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepting
Verb
  • Rota chose to live in Southern Italy, in Bari, preferring it to his native Milan and Rome, the country’s capital of cinema.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • At its most recent meeting in July, three committee members dissented from the decision, preferring to raise the target range by a quarter-point.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of preferring
Verb
  • The principal donation will go towards endowing the Met’s long-standing internships for undergraduate and graduate students in perpetuity.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 May 2026
  • This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.
    — Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of endowing
Verb
  • Remmick, Jimmy Crystal and Larry Lamb share an unrelenting desire to entertain, whether performing music outside a juke joint, indulging amusement with graphic violence or delighting the British reading public with scandal and drama.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The developers masterfully introduce these wrinkles in each world, giving players a chance to master them, while also delighting players with amazing levels, where Emi faces the unexpected.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of delighting
Verb
  • Germany has a different reason for liking the early dismissal.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Those pairs would also align with Babcock’s liking for offensive-minded puck-movers on their strong side.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of liking
Verb
  • Her philanthropy centered heavily on her home region, from the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free books to children, to disaster relief and education initiatives.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton, who died Tuesday at 80, was the consummate business executive behind Dollywood, the mastermind behind a book-gifting program, the philanthropic giant whose donation helped spur the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus.
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gifting
Verb
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • There is no contract obliging a customer to buy a second bottle of wine, a second pair of running shoes, or a second box of protein powder.
    — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of obliging

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“Favoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favoring. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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