favor
Example Sentences
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has confirmed that the MetroCard is being phased out at the end of this year in favor of OMNY, the tap-to-pay system that now dominates turnstiles across the city.
From Salon
As a result, the S&P 500 has become more lopsided in favor of its biggest constituents.
From MarketWatch
They move into weak regulatory terrain, rewrite the rules in their favor, drain the resources that communities rely on and send the value somewhere else.
From Salon
“Certainly he’s doing a great job, and he would be probably favored at this point.”
From Los Angeles Times
At least he was wincing and favoring that hand as he walked off the field, but it didn’t sideline him.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
