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Definitions

favorite son

NOUN
candidate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
applicant aspirant bidder competitor contender contestant nominee successor
STRONG
claimant entrant hopeful petitioner possibility pothunter runner seeker stumper suitor write-in
WEAK
dark horse handshaker job-hunter office seeker possible choice solicitant whistle-stopper

Example Sentences

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It looked as if the city wouldn’t be able to honor its favorite son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

As the favorite son of Mahrous Mustafa Bseiso — one of the largest landowners in southern Palestine — he was being groomed to inherit our family’s legacy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Vance’s position, or at least the position he wants to present to the American public, is that of the favorite son who stands ready to step into the father’s shoes.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2024

Brady long ago cemented his place as the Patriots’ favorite son, even before he won the last of his six Super Bowl rings with the team after the 2018 season.

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2023

But his mother had begged her favorite son to go so he could look after his father.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.